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This report from the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement calls on the nation to reclaim higher education's civic mission. Commissioned by the Department of Education and released at a White House convening in January 2012, the report pushes back against a prevailing national dialogue that limits the mission of higher education to workforce preparation and training while marginalizing disciplines basic to democracy. It calls on educators and public leaders to advance a 21st century vision of college learning for all students, a vision with civic learning and democratic engagement an expected part of every student's college education. The report documents the nation's anemic civic health and includes recommendations for action that address campus culture, general education, and civic inquiry as part of major and career fields as well as hands on civic problem solving across differences. This report was prepared at the invitation of the U.S. Department of Education under the leadership of the Global Perspective Institute, Inc. (GPI) and AAC & U. It was developed with input from a series of national roundtables involving leaders from all parts of the higher education and civic renewal communities. 

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Includes bibliographical references and Internet website resources (pages 71-79).

A final report was submitted to the Department of Education in October 2001 and posted on its website in December 2011. It was revised and edited for publication and dissemination in 2012. -- p. vii.

For Democarcy's Future: five essential actions from the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement -- The catalysts for producing A Crucible Moment and its national call to action -- Why education for democratic citizenship matters -- Crucible moments of civic learning: then and now -- Education for democracy in the twenty-first century: a national call to action -- Trailblazers for civic learning: from periphery to pervasiveness -- A foundation partially laid: pathways to democratic engagement -- Civic investment plan templates.

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