Local Civics with National Purpose

J. Spencer Clark is Associate Professor of Curriculum Studies at Kansas State University, USA. He teaches courses on curriculum theory, history of education, research methodology, and social studies curriculum. His research examines the concept of agency in teacher education, history of education, civic and social studies education, and rural education.

• 1. Contextual, Argumentative, and Theoretical Introductions.- 2. The Context of Civic Education in the United States around 1900.- 3. Laura Donnan.- 4. Civic Education at Shortridge High School.- 5. The Extracurriculum at Shortridge.- 6. Arthur Dunn at Shortridge 1900-1910.- 7. Arthur Dunn on the National Stage: Local Civics for National Purposes.- 8. Donnan, Dunn, and their Civic Education Implications.- 9. Conclusion.-