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Rennie, Leonie J.; Venville, Grady; Wallace, John – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
As the third millennium progresses, we are faced with increasing pressures relating to climate change and the sustainability of life on Earth. Concerned citizens are realizing that the responsibility to respond is both local and global. There is an increasing sense of urgency about the need to reform the processes of schooling and curriculum to…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Criticism, Educational Change
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VanSledright, Bruce A.; Grant, S. G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1994
Maintains that the field of social studies defines its central purpose through endorsements of citizenship education. Reports on three case studies of elementary teachers using Catherine Cornbleth's three types of citizenship education: the illusory, the technical, and the constructive. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
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Farivar, Sydney – Social Studies Review, 1996
Maintains that citizenship education is at the center of social studies instruction. Asserts that citizenship responsibilities can be taught in the K-12 classroom. Presents three case studies of teachers using classroom techniques to improve student's support for democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Classroom Environment
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Brady, H. Robert; Barth, James L. – Social Education, 1995
Discusses the origins and development of social studies education from the Populist/Progressive era to the present. Contends that, because of the influence of politics on programs of study in schools, the social studies curriculum has been affected by the rise and fall of ideological and political trends. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development