A Forthcoming Education Policy Task Force Position Paper from the Communitarian Network
Margaret Stimmann Branson,
Associate Director Center for Civic Education      September 1998

1. Introduction
   
2. What is civic education?
   
3. What are the essential components of a good civic education?
   
   • Civic knowledge
     
   • Civic skills: intellectual and participatory
     
   • Civic dispositions: essential traits
     
4. Where and how does civic education take place?
   
   • Formal instruction
     
   • The informal curriculum
     
5. What evidence is there of the need to improve civic education?
   
6. What is the relationship between civic education and character education?
   
7. Policy Recommendations
   
8. Conclusion