Improving Civic Education in Schools. ERIC Digest.

Autor/in	Patrick, John J.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Improving Civic Education in Schools. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(2002), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Democracy; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Instructional Improvement; Internet; Public Affairs Education; Social Studies; Student Needs; United States Government (Course) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Demokratie; Bildungsreform; Unterrichtsqualität; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	Civic education is the teaching of knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to become a responsible and effective citizen of a representative and constitutional democracy. Although civic education has been part of the core curriculum of elementary and secondary schools since the founding of the United States, in recent years leaders in education, government, and the general public have expressed concerns about the quality and outcomes of civic education in U.S. schools. They have called emphatically for the renewal and reform of civic education in schools. This digest discusses (1) the current deficiencies of civic education in schools; (2) research-based recommendations for improving content and pedagogy of civic education; and (3) Internet resources on improving civic education in schools. (Contains a list of 12 references and ERIC resources.) (BT)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC