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The Color of Civics : Civic Education for a Multiracial Democracy by Matthew D. Nelsen is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"This book explores how to forge more empowering and equitable spaces for civic learning by centering the agency and lived experiences of marginalized groups. It reimagines the role of education in preparing all kids for democratic participation, highlights a crucial point of political socialization, and provides actionable advice for policymakers hoping to equalize democratic opportunities for young people in the United States. The book makes four primary claims. First, it argues that traditional civic education courses have not lived up to their promise to foster democratic capacity, especially for marginalized students. In response, it presents a new approach to civic education that aims to foster political empowerment by centering critical categories of knowledge-those that highlight the agency and grassroots political action of marginalized groups- and historically grounded conversations about current events. Second, it demonstrates that such an approach to civic education increases rates of intended political participation among young people of color and heightens political empathy among white youth. Third, it highlights the agency of teachers in processes of socialization, e

Who reads The Color of Civics : Civic Education for a Multiracial Democracy?

Author

Matthew D. Nelsen

Publisher

Oxford University Press Academic US

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780197685679

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Education