Creating an Informed Citizenry: Knowledge and Democracy in the Early American Republic
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Book Overview Examining the early debates in the United States over how best to educate the constituents of the new nationWhen the founding fathers of ...
Examining the early debates in the United States over how best to educate the constituents of the new nation
When the founding fathers of the United States inaugurated a system of government that was unprecedented in the modern world, they knew that a functioning democracy required an educated electorate capable of making rational decisions. But who would validate the information that influenced citizens' opinions? By spotlighting various institutions of learning, George Oberle provides a comprehensive look at how knowledge was created, circulated, and consumed in the early American republic.
Many of the founders, including George Washington, initially favored the creation of a centralized national university to educate Americans from all backgrounds. Over the first half of the nineteenth century, however, politicians moved away from any notion of publicly educated laypeople generating useful knowledge. The federal government ultimately founded the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to be run by experts only. Oberle's insightful analysis of the competing ideas over the nature of education offers food for thought as we continue to grapple with a rapidly evolving media landscape amid contested meanings of knowledge, expertise, and the obligations of citizenship.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 246 | Language: English | Publisher: UNIV OF VIRGINIA PR | ISBN: 0813954150
FormatHardcover
Pages246
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0813954150
EAN9780813954158
PublisherUNIV OF VIRGINIA PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.1 Pounds
Length8.6 Inches
Width6.1 Inches
Height0.9 Inches
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