Teaching Democracy : Unity and Diversity in Public Life

Series Foreword ix James A. Banks Preface xv Introduction xvii From Idiocy to Citizenship 1(13) Idiocy 2(6) Citizenship 8(4) Conclusion 12(2) Democracy and Difference 14(18) The Dominant Conception of Citizenship Education: Difference as Dissolution 16(4) ``Advanced'' Ideas about Democracy 20(8) Conclusion 28(4) Toward Enlightened Political Engagement 32(22) Enlightened Political Engagement 33(1) Society and Enlightened Political Engagement 34(7) School and Enlightened Political Engagement 41(11) Conclusion 52(2) Promoting Justice: Two Views 54(22) Just Individuals 57(8) Just Societies 65(4) Cutting Through Conventional Wisdom 69(3) Conclusion 72(4) Can We Talk? 76(25) Increasing Interaction 78(1) Fostering Deliberation 79(7) Striving for Inclusion and Genuine Exchange 86(14) Conclusion 100(1) Making Publics, Finding Problems, Imagining Solutions 101(24) Deliberative Curricula 102(5) A Model for Deliberation in High School 107(14) Reflecting on the Model 121(3) Conclusion 124(1) Learning to Lead Discussion 125(25) Discussion 128(4) Seminar 132(9) Deliberation 141(7) Conclusion 148(2) Access to a Non-Idiotic Education 150(13) Aspiration and Denial 150(5) Access for Whom? 155(2) Access to What? 157(4) Conclusion 161(2) Notes 163(4) References 167(16) Index 183(8) About the Author 191