Quick Hits for Educating Citizens
by James L. Perry and Steven G. Jones, Indiana University Press, 2006. 192 pages.
reviewed by Silvia Foti

In today’s real-world, real-time academic climate, in which faculty are expected to teach beyond the textbook so that students can apply their skills outside of the classroom, Quick Hits for Educating Citizens: Successful Strategies by Award-Winning Teachers offers plenty of ideas to nudge or, if necessary, shove students into service and into contributing to the needs in their community.

Presented in an easy-to-digest format that looks more like a workbook than a traditional book, Quick Hits for Educating Citizens, in less than 140 pages, presents ideas and strategies for integrating civic education into university curricula, a trend that, according to the book, continues to grow. It focuses on “educating citizens, providing a rationale for making civic education an intentional component of the curriculum, as well as offering successful models of curriculum-based civic education activities from faculty across the disciplines.” The book’s underlying mission is to foster young citizens who want to make a difference in their world, by voting, by getting involved in democracy, by writing letters to the editor, by participating in soup kitchens, building homes for the homeless, and integrating a life of service into their adult lives.

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