In response to a fractured and vitriolic public culture, many civic educators hope to cultivate students' ability to learn from people who are different from themselves. In this article Rachel Wahl illuminates how college students' conceptions of moral order shape their willingness to learn during deliberative dialogue from people whose political…

Argues that there is a particular conceptualization of moral education that should be established in public schools, discussing how to locate a public-school-appropriate moral-education curriculum and examining Dewey's idea of a moral science. The paper's three sections focus on Dewey's new science, the place of the subjective in value judgment,…

Multiple literacies are needed to meet the challenges of today's new technologies and multicultural society. Media literacy is necessary because media culture strongly influences people's world view. Education must foster various literacies to empower students and to make education relevant to society. Critical pedagogy can promote multicultural…

Discusses ways that college faculty educate for an enriched public conversation, examining how a bicultural identity can decenter normatives, suggesting alternative models for understanding and thinking, and arguing that faculty whose intelligence has been formed by the experiences of concomitant cultural exile and naturalization are experts in…

Discusses the relevance and importance of seriousness in education, explaining that schools do not coherently teach the kind of monitoring and personal engagement required of a serious student, probably because the nature and need for it is not recognized. The paper suggests that no type of moral or serious education is possible without a basis of…

Arguments that the schools serve a conservative function, passing on existing social values, are summarized and critiqued. Teachers can plan a role in social change by: (1) teaching students to reflect critically on their own values; (2) helping them realize that individuals can change things; and (3) through moral education about social issues.…

Examines Nel Noddings' interpretation of caring and investigates the implications of Noddings' caring as a foundation for school communities. The paper also examines the work of Arendt, noting that Arendt's theory of the public offers solutions to many dilemmas presented by caring. The paper emphasizes the importance of looking to multiple…