TY - BOOK N2 - This book reports the results of a study of educational practices at the college level that prepare students for high quality democratic participation. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data from this study, the book articulates the most important goals of education for democratic participation, as they play out in practice, and provides rich accounts of key educational strategies that can be used to accomplish these goals. It also offers a theoretical statement of the importance, legitimacy, and feasibility of educating for democratic participation as well as a practical handbook, providing clear guidance to faculty and administrators wishing to help their students gain the understanding, skills, and motivation they need to be fully engaged in political life, broadly defined. AB - This book reports the results of a study of educational practices at the college level that prepare students for high quality democratic participation. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data from this study, the book articulates the most important goals of education for democratic participation, as they play out in practice, and provides rich accounts of key educational strategies that can be used to accomplish these goals. It also offers a theoretical statement of the importance, legitimacy, and feasibility of educating for democratic participation as well as a practical handbook, providing clear guidance to faculty and administrators wishing to help their students gain the understanding, skills, and motivation they need to be fully engaged in political life, broadly defined. T1 - Educating for democracy :preparing undergraduates for responsible political engagement / DA - [2007?] CY - San Francisco : CY - Stanford, CA : AU - Colby, Anne, ET - 1st ed. CN - LC1091 CN - LC1091 PB - Jossey-Bass ; PB - The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, PP - San Francisco : PP - Stanford, CA : PY - [2007?] ID - 1408871 KW - Citizenship KW - Democracy KW - Political development KW - Political ethics. KW - Morale politique. KW - Citizenship KW - Democracy KW - Political development KW - Political ethics. KW - Demokratie KW - Politische Bildung SN - 9780787985547 SN - 0787985546 TI - Educating for democracy :preparing undergraduates for responsible political engagement / ER -