1st Edition
Seven Democratic Virtues of Liberal Education A Student-Inspired Agenda for Teaching Civic Virtue in European Universities
1. A Renewed Call for Civic Education in Universities 2. Civic Virtue, Democracy, and Democratic Conversations 3. Teaching Civic Virtue in Universities 4. Open-Mindedness and the Multidisciplinary Curriculum 5. Independence of Thought and Active Pedagogy 6. The Sense of Self and Freedom of Choice 7. The Sense of the Other and the International Classroom 8. Compromise and Group Work 9. Knowledge of Social Issues and General Education 10. The Sense of Democracy and Academic Community 11. An Agenda for Teaching Civic Virtue in European Universities
Biography
Teun J. Dekker is Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education, University College Maastricht – Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
