Table of Contents
Chapter 1 A Vision for Social and Civic Education
Public Action
Justice and Harmony
Deliberatively Informed Action
Knowledge in the Curriculum
Guidelines for Content Selection
Extensions and Applications
Civil Society
Civility and Incivility
Environmental Justice and Harmony
Conclusions
Chapter 2 Justice and Capabilities
Social Justice and the Curriculum
The Capabilities Approach and Social Justice
Equality and Opportunity
Responsibility
Justice, Injustice, and Deliberation
Curriculum Applications
Domestic Workers in East and Southeast Asia
Mass Incarceration of Minorities in the United States
Conclusions
Chapter 3 Critical Harmony
Harmony as a Societal Goal
Critical Harmony: Conflict, Difference, and Balance
Embracing Conflict and Tension
Valuing Difference
Striving for Balance
Curriculum Applications
The Relational Dimension of Public Housing
Gender Identity and the Valuing of Difference
Conclusions
Chapter 4 Deliberatively Informed Action
Deliberation and Public Action
Deliberation and Self-Government
Deliberation and Inclusivity
Democratic Deliberation in Schools
Deliberation With Secondary Students
Deliberation With Younger Students
Expanding Deliberative Models in Education
Non-adversarial Problem Solving
Trusting Partnerships
Diverse Forms of Communication and Expression
Conclusions
Chapter 5 Curriculum for Deliberatively Informed Action
Initiation into the Practice of Deliberatively Informed Action
Values, Skills, and Knowledge in the Curriculum
Values
Skills
Knowledge
Knowledge in the Curriculum
Curriculum Structure
The Disciplinary Approach
The Contemporary Issues Approach
Centering Social Issues
Conclusions
Chapter 6 Extending Benevolence
Emotions, Compassion, and Benevolence
The Role of Emotion in Reasoning
Compassion: The Foundation of Benevolence
Extending Benevolence Through Curriculum
The Importance of Knowledge
Curriculum Application: Refugees
Contextualizing Benevolence
Conclusions
Chapter 7 Listening to Distant Voices
The Value of Distant Voices
Inclusionary Attention
Informational Enrichment
The Impartial Spectator
Encouraging Listening
Curriculum Application: Speech and Expression
Conclusions
Chapter 8 Taking Wise Action
Discretion and Practical Wisdom
Sources of Wisdom
Social Issues and Their Causes
Policy Options
Consequences of Social Policy
Strategies for Action
Guiding Wise Action
Are Students Capable of Reaching Wise Decisions?
Conditions for Reaching Wise Decisions
Curriculum Application: Hunger and Food Insecurity
Conclusions
Chapter 9 Civil Society
Prevalence and Influence of Civil Society
Civil Society at the Periphery
Is Civil Society the Same as Volunteering?
Does Justice Lie Outside Civil Society?
Does Civil Society Detract From Political Engagement?
Civil Society in the Curriculum
Analyzing and Evaluating the Work of Civil Society
Conclusions
Chapter 10 Civility and Incivility
Civility and Community
Civility in Education
The Limits of Civility
The Value of Incivility
Incivility and Social Context
Civility and Incivility in the Curriculum
Face-to-Face Interactions
Public Action
Curriculum Applications
LGBTQ Rights and Acceptance in Singapore
AIDS Activism in the United States
Conclusions
Chapter 11 Environmental Justice and Harmony
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice and Indigenous Populations
Transnational Environmental Justice
Environmental Harmony
A Relational Approach to Environmental Ethics
Relational Approaches and Indigenous Perspectives
Curriculum Application: Climate Change
Extending Benevolence
Listening to Distant Voices
Taking Wise Action
Conclusions