Teaching for Democracy in an Age of Economic Disparity

Cory Wright-Maley is Assistant Professor of Education at St. Mary’s University, where he teaches elementary curriculum, instruction, and assessment, specializing in social studies education.Trent Davis is Associate Professor of Education at St. Mary’s University, where he teaches the philosophical and historical foundations of education.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionCory Wright-Maley and Trent DavisSection I: Setting the Context1. Democratic Education under Siege in a Neoliberal SocietyHenry A. Giroux2. The Economic Citizen: Civic Education and its DiscontentsJoseph R. Nichols, Jr.3. Emancipatory and Pluralist Perspectives on Democracy and Economic Inequality in Social Studies and Citizenship EducationMark Edward JohnsonSection II: Confronting Economic Disparity4. Teaching about Economic Inequality: Lessons from CaliforniaJohn Rogers & Joel Westheimer5. Teaching about Economics and Moneyed Interests in 21st Century DemocracyTamara L. Sober6. Helping Students Address the Elephant in Democracy’s Room: An Interactive Approach to Teaching about Campaign FinanceWayne Journell, Brett L. M. Levy, and James M. M. HartwickSection III: Building Spaces to Nurture Student Action7. Toward Gender Equity: Imagining New Spaces for Empowerment through Feminist Pedagogy in Democratic ClassroomsKathryn E. Engebretson and Alexandria Hollett8. Literacy Instruction as a Tool for Vibrant Civic VoiceJennifer E. Dolan and Douglas Kaufman9. Empowering Praxis in Our Youngest Citizens: An Instructional Framework for Helping Elementary School Students Explore and Respond to Contemporary Social IssuesRyan Colwell10. Participatory Citizenship: A Commitment to Action CivicsKaron LeCompte and Brooke Blevins11. Fostering Youth Voice: Philosophy, Strategies, and Outcomes of the Democracy in Action ProgramEmma Kornfeld, Jill Bass, and Brett L. M. LevySection IV: New Fronts in the Fight for Democracy12. Interrogating Democracy: Lessons from Ferguson, MissouriLauren Arend and Alexander Cuenca13. Narrative Possibilities of the Radical Humanities: Shaping Participatory and Justice-Oriented Citizens for DemocracyTara Hyland-Russell and Corinne Syrnyk14. Mediating Democracy: Social Media as CurriculumDaniel G. Krutka and Jeffrey P. CarpenterContributors

“To be concerned with democratic education today is to be focused directly on economic inequality. This book is groundbreaking because it brings the two into a single frame.” –Walter Parker, Professor of Social Studies and, by courtesy, Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle“This book boldly tackles crucial problems in U.S. education and society, especially considering the current state of inequality. It explains how and why we need to utilize new approaches to democracy education, for marginalized students in particular, with the intent of strengthening democracy for all. The chapters offer compelling explications of research, practice, and ideology. With its focus on economics, the book makes a critical contribution to scholarship on democratic education." –Judith L. Pace, Professor of Teacher Education, University of San Francisco