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Bond, Laura F.; Elias, Maurice J.; Nayman, Samuel J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
In these challenging times, it is essential to activate student voice and prepare them for civic engagement and social action. Social-emotional learning strategies integrated into the social studies curriculum help to accomplish just that. Laura Bond, Maurice Elias, and Samuel Nayman describe the STAT program, which enables students to build both…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning, Citizenship Education, Social Action
Rebell, Michael A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
The 2016 presidential campaign and its aftermath have underscored the extreme polarization of the electorate, the dismissal of people with opposing views, and the widespread acceptance and circulation of one-sided and factually erroneous information. In addition, only a small proportion of those who are eligible actually vote, and a declining…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, School Role, Role of Education, Educational Environment
Brasof, Marc; Spector, Anne – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Building democracies in K-8 schools is a promising approach to increasing young people and educators' civic knowledge, skills and dispositions. The Rendell Center for Civics and Civics Engagement leveraged strategies and concepts from the fields of civic education, student voice, and distributed leadership to build a youth-adult school governance…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Teaching Methods
McGuire, Margit; Waldman, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
A paramount duty of education is to prepare young people for their role as citizens in a democratic society. Voting is one of the important responsibilities of a citizen but statistics indicate that young people often don't vote and don't believe they have a stake in the outcome of the presidential election. Storypath is a teaching strategy that…
Descriptors: Democracy, Elections, Political Campaigns, Teaching Methods