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Take an in-depth look at adult learning and education forcitizenship and civic engagement. This issue presents thefoundational connections between the adult education and civicengagement movements. It's filled with studies on adultlearning for participatory or deliberate democratic change andengagement at the local grassroots level. Contributors considercivic engagement in their areas of research and practice andexplore the formal and informal ways that citizens come to learn,to deliberate, and to act on the social issues they find importantlocally and globally. As a result, the volume offers broad examplesof different types of formal and informal adult learning for civicengagement.This is 135th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterlyreport series New Directions for Adult and ContinuingEducation. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issuesof common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, andpolicymakers in a broad range of adult and continuing educationsettings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs,businesses, libraries, and museums.
EDITORS' NOTES 1Linda Mu~noz, Heide Spruck Wrigley1. Civic Engagement in the United States: Roots and Branches5Susan ImelThis chapter provides an overview of the early history of adultcivic education prior to the 1920s and introduces the influence ofEduard Lindeman to the adult education movement in the UnitedStates after the 1920s while illustrating the forms andcharacteristics of adult civic education up through the 1950s.2. Deliberative Democracy and Adult Civic Education 15Martín Carcasson, Leah SprainThe authors of this chapter argue that the deliberativedemocracy movement should be used in adult civic education becausecurrent civic education programs inadequately prepare citizens toaddress the "wicked problems" of and in democracy,leaving communities ill equipped to fully engage in criticalissues.3. Dimensions of Immigrant Integration and Civic Engagement:Issues and Exemplary Programs 25Heide Spruck WrigleyIn this chapter, the author describes exemplary immigrantintegration efforts in the United States that engage both long-termresidents and newcomers on issues relevant to civic life.4. Exploring the Meaning of Civic Engagement in the UnitedStates: Mexican Immigrants in Central Texas 33Linda MuñozIn this chapter, six Mexican immigrants in central Texas talkabout their experiences in the United States and the impact oftheir experiences on their understanding of their responsibilitiesin their local communities.5. Civic Engagement and Environmental Literacy 41Robert J. HillIn this chapter, Hill examines civic engagement through the lensof environmental literacy and contrasts the term with environmentaleducation. He stresses that social action is inherent inenvironmental literacy.6. Learning from the Grassroots: Exploring Democratic AdultLearning Opportunities Connected to Grassroots Organizations51Patricia A. GouthroIn this chapter, Gouthro describes grassroots organizations asplaces of adult learning associated with governance and activecitizenship. Through voices of volunteers and employees of severalorganizations, she shows how they are places where volunteers andemployees work collectively to create a world in which they want tolive.7. Critically Minded Shopping as a Process of Adult Learning andCivic Engagement 61Kaela JubasIn this chapter, the author looks at how social movements suchas buying local engage critically minded consumers to connect theirlocal experiences of shopping with global social and environmentalissues.8. Blog, Chat, Edit, Text, or Tweet? Using Online Tools toAdvance Adult Civic Engagement 71Laura W. BlackThe author notes that the evolution of the Internet over thepast 20 years has moved from a one-way information-sharing tool toa participatory social network that has increased the opportunitiesfor civic engagement.9. The Varieties of Adult Civic Engagement in Adult Learning81Linda Muñoz, Heide Spruck WrigleyThe editors reflect on the broad themes of adult and civiclearning, education, and engagement presented in this volume.Index 8