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Direct linkChickering, Arthur W. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
In this article, the author states his belief that community based learning among adults can be a powerful force for encouraging personal development and for strengthening democracy in this multicultural, globally interdependent, battered world. To do so, however, it needs to pervade all the curricula, degree programs, learning contracts, and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Role of Education, Democratic Values, Citizen Participation
Download full textCenter for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA. – 1995
Democracy is not a "machine that would go of itself," but according to this paper, must be consciously reproduced, one generation instructing the next in the knowledge and skills, as well as in the civic character and commitments required for its sustenance. This paper invites concerned citizens to join in a nation-wide discussion of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Enrichment, Democracy
Goldwin, Robert A., Ed.; Schambra, William A., Ed. – 1980
Designed to help prepare the nation for a thoughtful observance of the Constitutional bicentennial, this publication contains seven essays on the topic of democracy and the Constitution. "Democracy and the Constitution" (Gordon S. Wood) looks at the popular and democratic rhetoric used to justify the federalist system in the late 1700's.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Goldwin, Robert A., Ed.; Schambra, William A., Ed. – 1982
Second in a three-part series designed to help prepare the nation for a thoughtful observance of the Constitutional bicentennial, this publication contains seven essays on the topic of capitalism and the Constitution. "American Democracy and the Acquisitive Spirit" (Marc F. Plattner) supports the argument that the framers of the…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Democracy
Rahe, Paul A. – Humanities, 1992
Draws distinctions between classical and modern concepts of democracy. Contrasts Pythagoras' dislike of factions with Madison's support for economic differentiation and religious toleration. Discusses Aristotle's and Noah Webster's ideas on addressing class tensions. Examines early U.S. theorists' suspicions of direct democracy and support for…
Descriptors: Democracy, Free Enterprise System, Greek Civilization, Moral Values
Goldwin, Robert A., Ed.; Schambra, William A., Ed. – 1985
Third in a series designed to help prepare the nation for a thoughtful observance of the Constitutional bicentennial, this publication presents six essays addressing the issue of human rights and the Constitution. "How the Constitution Protects Our Rights: A Look at the Seminal Years" (Robert A. Rutland) focuses on James Madison's role…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
