No reluctant citizens teaching civics in K-12 classrooms / edited by Jeremiah Clabough, Timothy Lintner.
| Other author | Clabough, Jeremiah. |
| Other author | Lintner, Timothy. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2018] |
| Description | vi, 224 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Teaching and learning social studies |
| Contents | Civic literacy: the building blocks for creating an active and informed citizenry / Jeremiah Clabough -- Character education: the pathway to citizenship / Thomas N. Turner -- Elementary civics education and diversity (inclusion) / Janie Hubbard -- The lemme history detectives: researching rights, race, and activism within local history / Jason Harshman and Lauren Darby -- Exploring human rights and civic action through children's trade books / Kristy Brugar -- Students at the heart of civic learning: best practices in implementing action civics / Brooke Blevins, Karon LeCompte, and Tyler Ellis -- Small explosions: igniting controversy in the secondary social studies classroom / Timothy Lintner -- Civic education in a post-truth society: combating "fake news" and "alternative facts" / Wayne Journell -- "All politics is local": enhancing media literacy through state and local elections / Scott Roberts and Charles Efler -- Revolution at Sherman High School: simulating democracy in the classroom / Mark Pearcy -- Integrating service-learning to foster a social justice approach / Gregory L. Samuels -- Human rights violations against children: an inquiry-based simulation for high school students / Natalie Keefer -- Global citizenship: teaching in an interconnected world / Kenneth T. Carano. |
| Abstract | "American democracy is in a critical epoch. The rancor among our political parties has been elevated in the aftermath of the contentious 2016 presidential election. There are also many issues dividing Americans: Confederate monuments, NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, healthcare, and claims of fake news to name a few. No Reluctant Citizens: Teaching Civics in K-12 Classrooms is designed to help social studies teachers grapple with these issues. Each chapter focuses on a central issue connected to teaching civic education and provides activities to teach that topic in meaningful ways. Some topics explored include civic literacy, human rights, service learning, and controversial issues. The activities in the chapters give students experience working through issues that they will face as future citizens"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018015229 |
| ISBN | 9781641132664 (harcover) |
| ISBN | 9781641132657 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |