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Author Boyte, Harry C., 1945- author.

Title Awakening democracy through public work : pedagogies of empowerment / Harry C. Boyte, with Marie-Louise Ström, Isak Tranvik, Tami L. Moore, Susan O'Connor, and Donna R. Patterson.

Publication Info. Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2018]
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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  361.37 B715a 2018    New Books Axe 1st Floor  Available
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Description xii, 210 pages ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index.
Contents Reinventing citizen politics -- Education as a civic question / with Isak Tranvik -- Public work in context -- Building worlds, transforming lives, making history -- Public work abroad / with Tami L. Moore and Marie-Louise Ström -- The power of big ideas / with Marie-Louise Ström -- Tackling the empowerment gap / with Susan O'Connor and Donna R. Patterson -- Artisans of the common good -- A democratic awakening.
Summary "In the face of authoritarian, divisive trends and multiplying crises, when politics-as-usual is stymied, Awakening Democracy through Public Work shows it is possible to build foundations for a democratic awakening grounded in deep American traditions of a citizen-centered commonwealth."--Back cover.
Subject Public Achievement (Program)
Service learning.
Community and school.
Group work in education.
Democracy and education.
Teaching teams.
Teaching teams (OCoLC)fst01144645
Community and school (OCoLC)fst00870669
Democracy and education (OCoLC)fst01743484
Group work in education (OCoLC)fst00948532
Service learning (OCoLC)fst01431330
ISBN 9780826522177 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0826522173 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780826522184 (paperback alkaline paper)
0826522181 (paperback alkaline paper)
9780826522191 (electronic book)

 
    
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