Educating for Citizenship: Arizona Case Study

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Citizenship Education; Civics; Higher Education; Public Colleges; United States History; Diversity; Equal Education; Inclusion; Curriculum; Political Attitudes; Educational Legislation; State Legislation; Educational Policy; General Education; Educational Change

This report surveys the political and legal background for Arizona's civics instruction in public higher education. It then examines in detail how the three major public universities under the jurisdiction of Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)--the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University--teach civics and American history, and how they have substituted diversity, equity, and inclusion for civics in their curriculum and their "co-curriculum." It concludes with recommendations to Arizona's citizens, elected representatives, and ABOR on how they may ensure that Arizona's public universities fulfill their civic mission, and especially their mandate to instruct students in American institutions.

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2022

ED620410