Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction — Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the USA

   • Jason Laker, Concepción Naval, Kornelija Mrnjaus

   Pages 1-8

3. Colleges and Universities Can Make a Difference: Human Rights Education through Study Visits of Human Rights Institutions

   • Peter G. Kirchschlaeger

   Pages 9-30

4. CommUniverCity: Building Community in the Silicon Valley

   • Dayana Salazar, Melinda Jackson

   Pages 31-61

5. Negotiating Change in Romanian Tertiary Education: Volunteering and Democratic Citizenship

   • Maria-Carmen Pantea

   Pages 62-80

6. Democratic Citizenship and the University Curriculum: Three Initiatives in England

   • Tristan McCowan

   Pages 81-101

7. Standing on Guard? History, Identity and the Quandaries of Citizenship Education in Canada

   • Jane G. V. McGaughey

   Pages 102-131

8. Student Designed Deliberative Forums as a Pedagogical Method

   • Alex Sager

   Pages 132-152

9. Learning to Participate: International Experiences of Service-Learning and Community Service Programs

   • Concepción Naval, Carolina Ugarte, Arantzazu Martínez-Odría

   Pages 153-176

10. The Personal Is Pedagogical: A Microcosmic Conversation on Democratic Education

    • Jason Laker, Minna J. Holopainen, Lorri Capizzi

    Pages 177-194

11. Back Matter

    Pages 195-200

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In this book, university teachers provide case studies illustrating methods employed to prepare citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. Examples of practice from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and North America are included, along with reflections and advice for practice.

• higher education
• civic
• pedagogy
• education
• democracy
• human rights
• community
• participation
• student learning
• democratic education
• e-learning
• Europe
• Institution
• learning
• methods
• research
• teaching
• university

• Department of Educational Counselling, San José State University, USA

  Jason Laker

• School of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Spain

  Concepción Naval

• University of Rijeka, Croatia

  Kornelija Mrnjaus

Tristan McCowan, University of London, UK Jane G. V. McGaughey, Concordia University, Canada Carolina Ugarte, University of Navarra, Spain Arantzazu Martínez-Odría, University of Navarra, Spain Maria-Carmen Pantea, Babe?-Bolyai University, Romania Alex Sager, Portland State University, USA Dayana Salazar, San José State University, USA Melinda Jackson, San José State University, USA Peter G. Kirchschlaeger, University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland Lucerne Minna J. Holopainen, San José State University, USA Lorri Capizzi, San José State University, USA

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