Adult Civic Engagement in Adult Learning New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 135

EDITORS’ NOTES 1
Linda Mu˜noz, Heide Spruck Wrigley

1. Civic Engagement in the United States: Roots and Branches 5
Susan Imel

This chapter provides an overview of the early history of adult civic education prior to the 1920s and introduces the influence of Eduard Lindeman to the adult education movement in the United States after the 1920s while illustrating the forms and characteristics of adult civic education up through the 1950s.

2. Deliberative Democracy and Adult Civic Education 15
Martín Carcasson, Leah Sprain

The authors of this chapter argue that the deliberative democracy movement should be used in adult civic education because current civic education programs inadequately prepare citizens to address the “wicked problems” of and in democracy, leaving communities ill equipped to fully engage in critical issues.

3. Dimensions of Immigrant Integration and Civic Engagement: Issues and Exemplary Programs 25
Heide Spruck Wrigley

In this chapter, the author describes exemplary immigrant integration efforts in the United States that engage both long-term residents and newcomers on issues relevant to civic life.

4. Exploring the Meaning of Civic Engagement in the United States: Mexican Immigrants in Central Texas 33
Linda Muñoz

In this chapter, six Mexican immigrants in central Texas talk about their experiences in the United States and the impact of their experiences on their understanding of their responsibilities in their local communities.

5. Civic Engagement and Environmental Literacy 41
Robert J. Hill

In this chapter, Hill examines civic engagement through the lens of environmental literacy and contrasts the term with environmental education. He stresses that social action is inherent in environmental literacy.

6. Learning from the Grassroots: Exploring Democratic Adult Learning Opportunities Connected to Grassroots Organizations 51
Patricia A. Gouthro

In this chapter, Gouthro describes grassroots organizations as places of adult learning associated with governance and active citizenship. Through voices of volunteers and employees of several organizations, she shows how they are places where volunteers and employees work collectively to create a world in which they want to live.

7. Critically Minded Shopping as a Process of Adult Learning and Civic Engagement 61
Kaela Jubas

In this chapter, the author looks at how social movements such as buying local engage critically minded consumers to connect their local experiences of shopping with global social and environmental issues.

8. Blog, Chat, Edit, Text, or Tweet? Using Online Tools to Advance Adult Civic Engagement 71
Laura W. Black

The author notes that the evolution of the Internet over the past 20 years has moved from a one-way information-sharing tool to a participatory social network that has increased the opportunities for civic engagement.

9. The Varieties of Adult Civic Engagement in Adult Learning 81
Linda Muñoz, Heide Spruck Wrigley

The editors reflect on the broad themes of adult and civic learning, education, and engagement presented in this volume.

Index 89

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