The Harvard Civics Project is an initiative formed (1) to bring case method teaching to high schools, and (2) to use this methodology to deepen students’ understanding of American democracy.
Based on the highly successful experience of Harvard Business School and other graduate and professional programs that use case-based teaching, the case method can be employed to strengthen high school education as well, ensuring a more exciting, relevant and effective experience for students and teachers across a range of subjects.
The case method can be especially effective at engaging students with topics in history and democracy, and it presents a unique opportunity to help reverse the broad decline in civic education and civic engagement in the United States.
Project cases are based on those outlined in Harvard Business School Professor David Moss's recent book,
Democracy: A Case Study.