000 01307cam a2200229 i 4500
020 _a9780198733614 (hbk.)
020 _a0198733615 (hbk.)
082 0 4 _a379
100 1 _aMacMullen, Ian,
245 1 0 _aCivics beyond critics :
250 _NFirst Edition.
260 _aUnited Kingdom
_OOxford University Press
_c2015
300 _axi, 275 pages ;
490 1 _aOxford political theory
505 0 _aIntroduction : theorizing education for civic character -- Promoting compliance with laws. Cultivating motives for compliance ; Evaluating education for compliance : a cost-benefit analysis -- Fostering civic motivation. Sources of civic motivation ; Doing without love -- Status quo bias in civic education. Status quo educational bias : its nature and sources ; A qualified defense of status quo bias ; Conclusion : citizenship and the limits of autonomy.
520 _aExamines the orthodox view that education for civic character must be limited to avoid compromising its recipients' ability to think and act as critically autonomous citizens, arguing that traits such as law-abidingness, civic identification, and support for society's institutions are equally essential.
650 0 _aEducation
650 0 _aEducation and state.
650 0 _aCivics
650 0 _aCharacter
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