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Opportunity for Leadership Full and Informed Participation
Mark Winston
Book Code: LU387X
ISBN: 1-59158-387-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-387-5
128 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 6/30/2008
List Price: $40.00 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Description: An informed citizenry, capable of informed participation, is one of the principles on which U.S. democracy is based, its premise represented in Constitutional principles of intellectual freedom. To what extent does participation in the political process and civic engagement require access to information representing various viewpoints and perspectives? And in turn, how do issues of race, ethnicity and culture, language, economic disparity, and geographic isolation limit such access? Mark Winston offers a cross section of individual, collective, and organizational efforts--from both ends of the political spectrum--to control information access in the hopes of protecting society from itself. Beginning with Brown v. Board of Education, he considers the role played by equality of educational opportunity and agencies such as the library as essential influences on public discourse and sound decision-making.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Brown v. Board of Education and The Constitutional Basis for Access to Information
  • Chapter 2: The Value of Access to Information in a Competitive Environment
  • Chapter 3: The Controversy Over Access to Information
  • Chapter 4: An Ethics Crisis
  • Chapter 5: Decision Making
  • Chapter 6: Civic Engagement
LC Card Number: 2007049030
LCC Class: JK1764
Dewey Class: 323'
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
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