Educating for
Civic Reasoning and Discourse
Carol D. Lee, Gregory White, and Dian Dong, Editors
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Defining and Implementing Civic Reasoning and Discourse: Philosophical and Moral Foundations for Research and Practice
Sarah M. Stitzlein
Chapter 2
Civic Reasoning and Discourse: Perspectives from Learning and Human Development Research
Carol D. Lee, Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Natalia Smirnov, and Adria Carrington
Chapter 3
From the Diffusion of Knowledge to the Cultivation of Agency: A Short History of Civic Education Policy and Practice in the United States
Nancy Beadie and Zoë Burkholder
Chapter 4
Agency and Resilience in the Face of Challenge as Civic Action: Lessons Learned from Across Ethnic Communities
James D. Anderson, Megan Bang, Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Cati V. de los Ríos, Kris D. Gutiérrez, Deborah Hicks, Li-Ching Ho, Carol D. Lee, Stacey J. Lee, Maribel Santiago, Vanessa Siddle Walker, and Joy Ann Williamson-Lott
Chapter 5
Civic Reasoning and Discourse Amid Structural Inequality, Migration, and Conflict
Beth C. Rubin, Thea Renda Abu El-Haj, and Michelle J. Bellino
Chapter 6
Learning Environments and School/Classroom Climate as Supports for Civic Reasoning, Discourse, and Engagement
Carolyn Barber, Christopher H. Clark, and Judith Torney-Purta
Chapter 7
Rethinking Digital Citizenship: Learning About Media, Literacy, and Race in Turbulent Times
Antero Godina Garcia, Sarah McGrew, Nicole Mirra, Brendesha Tynes, and Joseph Kahne
Chapter 8
Pedagogical Practices and How Teachers Learn
Hilary G. Conklin, Jane C. Lo, Paula McAvoy, Chauncey B. Monte-Sano, Tyrone Howard, and Diana E. Hess
Recommendations for Practice, Policy, and Research
Carol D. Lee, Gregory White, and Dian Dong
Committee on Civic Reasoning & Discourse
Carol Lee (Chair)
Northwestern University
James Banks
University of Washington, Seattle
Sarah Freedman
University of California, Berkeley
Kris Gutiérrez
University of California, Berkeley
Diana Hess
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Joseph Kahne
University of California, Riverside
Peter Levine
Tufts University
Na’ilah Suad Nasir
Spencer Foundation
Walter Parker
University of Washington, Seattle
Judith Torney-Purta
University of Maryland, College Park
CONTACT
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The research reported here is supported by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the Hewlett Foundation.