Democratic Citizenship in Education SIG Business Meeting

Session Type: Business Meeting

Abstract

Education for Democratic Citizenship in a Time of Political Polarization: An International Panel Conversation

Political division and polarization seem to define our public life right now as basic democratic values and norms are under attack everywhere. Education for democratic citizenship takes on utmost urgency more than ever before. In reference to their own scholarship and local context, eminent international scholars will engage audiences in a conversation about how to tackle the challenge of educating for democratic citizenship in a time of polarization.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Democratic Citizenship in Education

Chair

• Tianlong Yu, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Officers

• Ellen Middaugh, San Jose State University

• Melissa L. Gibson, Marquette University

Panelists

• Kerry J. Kennedy, The Education University of Hong Kong

• Jane C. Lo, Michigan State University

• Paula McAvoy, North Carolina State University

• Joel Westheimer, University of Ottawa