Civility and Democratic Education
This book explores how and why civility contributes to a vibrant democratic society, and how it can be fostered and cultivated as a key part of democratic education. It suggests that civility only makes sense as a civic virtue if it is conceived in relati
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Andrew Peterson
Civility and Democratic Education
SpringerBriefs in Education SpringerBriefs in Citizenship Education for the 21st Century Series Editor Kerry J Kennedy, Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Andrew Peterson
Civility and Democratic Education
Andrew Peterson Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues University of Birmingham Birmingham, UK
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Preface
This book is dedicated to my mother and late father, to whom I owe a debt of gratitude for cultivating my interest in the exchange of political ideas and viewpoints. For a variety of reasons, these formative exchanges were always informal and occurred on a regular basis in response to given events of the day. The lack of formality and structure meant that ideas and positions could be discussed, reflected on and explored in open conversation, always with the understanding that exchanging passionately held differences was a healthy part of family life. Conversely, my experience of schooling—in particular at the secondary level— provided very little opportunity for engaging in political discussion. Attending a high school in a selective system of education in the
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