Education on the U.S. Constitution. ERIC Digest No. 39.

Autor/in	Patrick, John J.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Education on the U.S. Constitution. ERIC Digest No. 39.
Quelle	(1987), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Civics; Constitutional History; Curriculum Development; Educational Improvement; Government Role; Public Opinion; Secondary Education; Social Studies; United States Government (Course) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Staatsbürgerkunde; Verfassungsgeschichte; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Öffentliche Meinung; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	This ERIC Digest examines (1) treatment of the U.S. Constitution in the curriculum of secondary schools, (2) public opinion and knowledge about the Constitution, and (3) guidelines for improvement of education on the Constitution. Although included in nearly every secondary school curriculum, education on the U.S. Constitution has suffered from neglect and routine treatment. The educational agenda is cluttered, and priorities are often unclear. Instructional goals about the Constitution may be viewed as no more important than other goals in the vast array of competing purposes of education in social studies. Studies of standard secondary school textbooks have revealed restricted coverage and shallow treatment of basic principles, values, and issues of constitutional government. Studies have found that the U.S. public appears to be deficient in both knowledge and appreciation of fundamental values, principles, and issues of their constitutional government. Some of the suggestions for improving education on the Constitution are: (1) assigning a high priority to educational goals of the Constitution; (2) blending social history with political history; (3) emphasizing the applicability of the Constitution to the common concern of citizens; and (4) obtaining high quality learning materials on the Constitution to complement the standard textbook. A list of resources and references are included in the digest. (SM)
Anmerkungen	Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC