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Caroline Kelley – Childhood Education, 2024
Bringing peace to the world is a profound aspiration, and it can be achieved by instilling the values of empathy, compassion, and respect in young children through humane education. Humane education sows the seeds of hope for a future that can heal our planet and usher in positive societal change. Humane education fosters empathy and ethical…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Altruism, Empathy, Humanistic Education
Maguth, Brad – Journal of International Social Studies, 2020
In this essay, I highlight two ways in which the coronavirus pandemic has influenced the teaching and learning of social studies. First, despite its marginalization and under-investment nationally, the crisis highlighted the significance of social studies by serving as a refuge for youth and families to navigate and better understand this…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Studies, Current Events
Westheimer, Joel – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2020
The author discusses what it means to be a "good" citizen in a democracy, whether schools are teaching children to be good citizens, and ways to implement citizenship education in schools.
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democracy, Democratic Values, School Role
Casey, Erin M.; Tobin, Kerri J.; Cruz, Melissa – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
This article describes how one social studies class used chants to express themselves. One student's chant communicated her understandings of citizenship; it included three specific ways that she can be a good responsible citizen. This student's communication of ideas reflects the fourth dimension of the Inquiry Arc in the College, Career, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Art Education, Art Activities
Tavares, Laura – Educational Leadership, 2017
President Barack Obama once said he believes that he learned how to be a good citizen by reading novels. In this article, Laura Tavares looks at the ways that ELA teachers can use fiction to illustrate social and ethical awareness, humility, and a tolerance for difference--all traits that are necessary to be a good citizen. By putting themselves…
Descriptors: Citizenship, English, Language Arts, Literature
Austin, Robert; Throndsen, Jennifer – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
Civic and character education are both essential pillars that support the mission of public schools. As defined in statute, civic education means the cultivation of informed, responsible participation in political life by competent citizens committed to the fundamental values and principles of representative democracy. Character education means…
Descriptors: Civics, Values Education, Citizenship Education, Partnerships in Education
Henke, Elizabeth – NAMTA Journal, 2017
"The most essential component to offering the children an education for peace is the emphasis on that which unites us." With this focus, Elizabeth Henke presents a picture of how Montessori students progressively develop a sense of moral, civic, and social responsibility. The foundation is set during the elementary years when children…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Teaching Methods, Montessori Method, Social Responsibility
Sigward, Dan – Social Education, 2016
This lesson prompts students to explore the ways that individuals, groups, communities, and nations define who belongs and who does not. The outlined activities examine what it means to belong by introducing the idea of a "universe of obligation," the term sociologist Helen Fein coined to describe the circle of individuals and groups…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Citizenship Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Case Studies
Tobin, Kenneth – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2016
Building on the key ideas from Dana Zeidler's paper I expand the conversation from the standpoint that the challenges facing humanity and the capacity of Earth to support life suggest that changes in human lifestyles are a priority. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to educate all humans about some of the science-related grand challenges, such…
Descriptors: Science Education, Access to Education, Science and Society, Elementary Secondary Education
Koppelman, Nancy – Liberal Education, 2013
At colleges and universities, thinking one's own thoughts is at the heart of all the other activity that, together, constitutes a liberal education. Self-examination and reflection enable people to make sense of the world and their places in it. Each individual can experience the mind as it grasps its own dynamics and spawns deep and unique…
Descriptors: General Education, Higher Education, College Students, Thinking Skills
Reason, Robert D. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2013
This chapter highlights good practices and lessons learned for infusing social responsibility--contributing to the larger community and taking seriously the perspectives of others--as outcomes of college.
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Student Responsibility, Citizenship Responsibility, Consciousness Raising
Jamieson, Kathleen Hall – Social Education, 2014
For almost three quarters of a century, advocates have worked to give comparable federal stature to September 17, the day on which we celebrate the anniversary of the 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution by the nation's founders. As President John F. Kennedy noted in his 1961 Constitution Day proclamation, it is a day for…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Civics
Sharp, Laurie A. – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2014
21st century learners arrive at school with technological knowledge and skills that necessitate the need for educational systems to transform instructional practices to meet learners' needs. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) developed ISTE Standards for students, teachers, administrators, coaches, and computer…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Hammett, Daniel; Staeheli, Lynn A. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
Respect is a core concept in citizenship debates. South African high school educators often draw upon respect as a key value within citizenship education. Their teaching of this value is often conflated with promotion of the practice of responsible citizenship. The constructions of respect and responsibility in these situations are imbued with…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Strom, Erich – Instructor, 2012
Kids learn by doing, which, experts agree, is the only real way to teach citizenship. This article presents election-year activities that stress action. These activities will show students what it means to be a good citizen. (Contains 6 online resources.)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Elections, Political Campaigns, Citizenship Education