Civic Education in a Time of Democratic Crisis

• Published date: 01 January 2023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/00027162231190539
• Author: Gregory White,Dian Dong,David E. Campbell,Carol D. Lee
• Date: 01 January 2023

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DOI: 10.1177/00027162231190539

Civic Education

in a Time of

Democratic

Crisis

By

GREGORY WHITE,

DIAN DONG,

DAVID E. CAMPBELL,

and

CAROL D. LEE

1190539ANN THE ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMYCIVIC EDUCATION IN A TIME OF DEMOCRATIC CRISIS

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This volume features frontiers of scholarship in the

political, social, and behavioral sciences that are advanc-

ing civic education. The volume begins with an analysis

of recent efforts to create a shared agenda for civic

learning against a backdrop of politicization in educa-

tion. Additional articles provide theoretical and empiri-

cal support for the knowledge, skills, and dispositions

necessary for students to become engaged civic actors

and problem solvers; other contributions offer illustra-

tions of civic learning in action. A cross-cutting theme

is the role that cultural contexts and environments play

in helping to ensure meaningful student learning in

the United States’ multiethnic democracy. The volume

concludes with recommendations for research, policy,

and practice that can further advance a type of civic

education that invigorates and preserves our demo-

cratic traditions and prepares students to address the

political, socioeconomic, and ecological challenges that

loom ever larger on the horizon.

Keywords: civic education; social and emotional learn-

ing; problem solving; social studies; civic

reasoning

Correspondence: gwhite@naeducation.org

Gregory White is a sociologist and the executive direc-

tor of the National Academy of Education. He oversees

education research studies and fellowship programs,

including the Academy’s work in civic reasoning and

discourse. He also serves as an adjunct professor at

Georgetown University.

Dian Dong is a senior program officer at the National

Academy of Education, where she guides and develops

research programs and initiatives aimed at advancing

high-quality research for use in policy and practice. She

has a background in social psychology, program evalu-

ation, and international development.

David E. Campbell is Packey J. Dee Professor of

American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame.

His most recent book is Secular Surge: A New Fault

Line in American Politics (with Geoff Layman and John

Green), which received the Distinguished Book Award

from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Carol D. Lee is Edwina S. Tarry Professor Emerita in the

School of Education at Northwestern University and

president of the National Academy of Education. Her

research focuses on cultural and ecological supports for

learning, particularly in the area of disciplinary literacies.