Teaching About America's Fiscal Future in the University's Core Curriculum

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12376848
AutoresSteven Galatas (Stephen F. Austin State University, autor de correspondencia), Cindy L Pressley (Stephen F. Austin State University), Cindy Pressley
Año2010
Volumen43
Número2
Páginas323-326
Fecha de publicación2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096510000211
OpenAlexW1966840906
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas15

Civic engagement is increasingly recognized as a significant function of public universities. The university provides a variety of opportunities for civic engagement, including co-curricular activities, service learning opportunities, and specific majors and minors. This article reviews the attempt to embed civic engagement and civic education about the national debt and budget deficit issues in a university core curriculum course at Stephen F. Austin State University. We focus on specific issues of curriculum instruction and assessment of student learning of knowledge regarding the debt and deficit issues

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