Making Politics Palatable: Using Television Drama in High School Civics and Government Classes

Autor/inn/en	Journell, Wayne; Buchanan, Lisa Brown
Titel	Making Politics Palatable: Using Television Drama in High School Civics and Government Classes
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 103 (2012) 1, S.1-11 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
DOI	10.1080/00377996.2011.571302
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Civics; Political Issues; Television; Programming (Broadcast); High School Students; Teaching Methods; Social Studies; Presidents; Controversial Issues (Course Content) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Staatsbürgerkunde; Politischer Faktor; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Programmgestaltung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gemeinschaftskunde; President; Präsident; Controversial issues; Kontroverse
Abstract	The authors make a case for using "The West Wing," a political drama that aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006, as an instructional tool in high school civics and government classes. The show offers a realistic portrayal of life in the White House through the eyes of Democratic President Josiah Bartlet and his senior staff that can further students' understanding of the traditional curriculum and aid teachers in broaching controversial political issues in their classes. Using two representative episodes from the first season, the authors describe how high school civics and government teachers can use "The West Wing" to achieve their instructional goals. The authors conclude by offering general suggestions to teachers wishing to use the series as part of their instruction. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10