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Colby, Anne; Ehrlich, Thomas; Beaumont, Elizabeth; Stephens, Jason – 2003
This book provides concrete advice on how campuses can meet the challenges of educating thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible college graduates. The chapters are: (1) "Educating Citizens in a Pluralistic Society"; (2) "The Broader Undergraduate Context"; (3) "When Educating Citizens Is a Priority"; (4) "The Multiple Dimensions of Moral…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Higher Education, Moral Development
Download full textColby, Anne; Beaumont, Elizabeth; Ehrlich, Thomas; Corngold, Josh – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2007
This paper, highlights the forthcoming book "Educating for Democracy." The book articulates the conditions under which political teaching and learning in college is and is not legitimate, making the case that education for political development can and should be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the core values of higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizenship Education, Teaching Skills, Undergraduate Study
Peer reviewedEhrlich, Thomas – About Campus, 1999
Examines the use of civil and moral learning in higher education. Discusses an undergraduate course taught by the author that utilizes civic and moral learning. Suggests that institutions of higher education should not just spread knowledge to its students, but should impact how students make important choices that shape their lives. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEhrlich, Thomas – Educational Record, 1997
John Dewey's "Democracy and Education" suggests an approach to civic education using techniques commonly adopted in today's undergraduate education, including community service, problem solving, and collaborative learning. Community service is an important way to foster civic engagement in young Americans. If American higher education is…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, College Role, College Students
Peer reviewedEhrlich, Thomas – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1999
Discusses the process of creating a course that aims to strengthen in students the four central components of civic learning (motivation, skills, knowledge, and values) by employing three different types of instruction (service learning, collaborative learning, and problem-based learning). Describes the course and its success in fostering civic…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Cooperative Learning, Course Content
Direct linkColby, Anne; Ehrlich, Thomas; Beaumont, Elizabeth; Stephens, Jason – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2003
In this article, the authors investigate how incorporation of moral and civic goals into the curriculum affects the students' capacity to contribute productively to the world. Case studies of a dozen different types of higher education institutions show that purposefully building moral and civic learning into the heart of undergraduate education…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Ethical Instruction, Values Education, College Curriculum
