Making Citizens Transforming Civic Learning for Diverse Social Studies Classrooms

Name: Making Citizens Transforming Civic Learning for Diverse Social Studies Classrooms
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ISBN: 9780415874625

ISBN-10: 0415874629

ISBN-13: 9780415874625

Edition: 2011

Authors: Beth C. Rubin

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Can social studies classrooms be effective "makers" of citizens if much of what occurs in these classrooms does little to prepare young people to participate in the civic and political life of our democracy? Making Citizensillustrates how social studies can recapture its civic purpose through an approach that incorporates meaningful civic learning into middle and high school classrooms. The book explains why social studies teachers, particularly those working in diverse and urban areas, should infuse civic education into their teaching, and outlines how this can be done effectively. Directed at both pre-service and in-service social studies teachers and designed for easy integration into…

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List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction: Transforming Social Studies Education Through Meaningful Civic Learning



Essentially Different: Using Essential Questions and Themes for Civic Learning



Talking Civics: Open Discussion in the Social Studies Classroom



Civic Communications: Writing and Expression for Civic Learning



Beyond ï¿½Current Events Fridaysï¿½: Connecting Past to Present All Year Long



What's the Problem? Civic Action Research in the Social Studies Classroom


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About the Author


Index