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Jenifer A. Crawford; Robert A. Filback; Pedro A. Noguera – Teacher Educator, 2025
The University of Southern California (USC) Democracy Project responds to the inadequacies of traditional civics education, particularly its failure to engage marginalized students in meaningful democratic participation. Grounded in the theories of John Dewey and Paulo Freire, the project uses an action civics model to connect students with…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Citizenship Education, State Universities, Democracy
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Ebba Henrekson; Fredrik O. Andersson; Jurgen Willems – Educational Researcher, 2025
Education has long been an area of political debate in the United States, with politicians and policymakers advocating for distinct societal and/or individual purposes of K -12 education. In this article, we examine the public opinion on the purpose of education, and we explore whether this political divide on the purpose of education is also…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Objectives, Role of Education, Public Opinion