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Beth C. Rubin – Teachers College Press, 2025
Youth participatory action research can turn your classroom into a site of meaningful, relevant civic learning, in which young people gain a sense of civic empowerment as they discuss, investigate, analyze, and speak with authority on issues that directly affect them and their communities. Through stories, examples, and the reflections of youth…
Descriptors: Youth, Participatory Research, Action Research, Citizenship Education
Bryan J. Henry – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
This book turns to political theory as a framework for understanding the rise of political and religious extremism, and in particular the Christian Nationalist position, identifying solutions to civic challenges, and arguing for the vital role that public schools play in providing the civic education that prepares young people for participation in…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Religion, Christianity, Political Affiliation
Marcia Linn; Korah Wiley; Megan Bang, Contributor; Douglas B. Clark, Contributor; Sarah W. Freedman, Contributor; Libby Gerard, Contributor; Angela Hardy, Contributor; Daniel Morales-Doyle, Contributor; Thomas M. Philip, Contributor; Linda Schmalbeck, Contributor; Sepehr Vakil, Contributor; Michelle Wilkerson, Contributor – National Academy of Education, 2024
Motivation to learn increases when science courses connect curricular topics to challenges facing students' communities. Students care about their communities and the health of the planet. Instruction that connects science ideas and practices to students' lives and communities creates a pathway for civic engagement. Integrating science ideas that…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education
Steven Michael Carlo – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has tested the civic, or citizenship knowledge of students across the nation at irregular intervals since its very inception. Despite advancements in reading and mathematics, evidenced by results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), civics proficiency has remained…
Descriptors: Civics, Scores, National Competency Tests, Citizenship Education
Joe Kahne; Michelle Ciulla Lipkin; Brendesha Tynes; Sarah McGrew; Nicole Mirra; Antero Garcia – National Academy of Education, 2024
We live in a digital age. Our engagement in civic and political life and our engagement with digital media are deeply intertwined--presenting a vast array of new opportunities and challenges related to civic reasoning and discourse. This transformation, appropriately, has led to calls for an educational response. In particular, reform efforts in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary Schools
Mindes, Gayle, Ed.; Newman, Mark, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021
This book anchors the social studies as the central unifying force for young children. Teachers use the inquiry process to foster child development of social skills and citizenship ideals in their first classroom experiences. Curriculum is built starting with children's natural curiosity to foster literacy in all its form--speaking, listening,…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Preschool Curriculum, Elementary School Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Thomson, Pat; Hall, Christine – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023
'Why study the arts at school?' This book offers a fresh perspective on this question. Informed by rigorous research, the book argues that the arts help young people to develop key skills, knowledge and practices that support them to become both critical appreciative audiences and socially engaged cultural producers. Drawing on a three-year study…
Descriptors: Art Education, Theater Arts, Museums, Citizenship Education
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Patricia H. Hinchey; Pamela J. Konkol – Myers Education Press, 2024
At a moment when brawls are breaking out at school board meetings and state officials are increasingly issuing curricular mandates, it's possible that this text's central question is more important than ever: How is it that given good intentions and hard work among education professionals, things in schools can go so very wrong? As in the first…
Descriptors: Public Education, Higher Education, Foundations of Education, School Role
Alan Schoenfeld; Kyndall Brown; Judit Moschkovich; Harold Asturias; Danny Martin – National Academy of Education, 2024
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) Civic Reasoning and Discourse project aims to support civic reasoning and discourse in the schools by helping teachers across disciplines to prepare youth in the United States to examine and discuss complex issues in ways that are thoughtful, developmentally appropriate, and respectful of others' opinions…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics Education
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Elizabeth C. Matto – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
Events of recent years both in the United States and around the globe have highlighted the fragility of democracy. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has prompted educators to seek evidence-based civic engagement methods for helping students understand the invasion and its implications. This paper offers a set of recommendations on how to teach the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice
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Hunt, Emily – Primary Science, 2022
Global citizenship encourages children to reflect on the world around them and understand their identity within a global community. Oxfam (1997) defines the global citizen as someone who: (1) is aware of the wider world and has a sense of their own role as a world citizen; (2) respects and values diversity; (3) has an understanding of how the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Global Approach, Citizenship Education, Elementary Education
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Patcharin Panjaburee; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Ungsinun Intarakamhang; Niwat Srisawasdi; Pawat Chaipidech – Cogent Education, 2024
Previous studies have designed educational methods to cultivate digital citizenship behavior and support the construction of knowledge. However, these methods have not well incorporated personalized feedback mechanisms for enhancing digital citizenship knowledge. Therefore, this study proposed an algorithm that combines concept-effect propagation,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Individualized Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Visual Learning
Boix Mansilla, Veronica; Jackson, Anthony W. – ASCD, 2022
Preparing students to participate fully in today's and tomorrow's world demands that we nurture their global competence, and this book shows teachers how to do just that. In a world rife with rapid change, environmental vulnerabilities, and racial inequities, this second edition of "Educating for Global Competence" poses an urgent…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Cultural Awareness, Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ludvik, Marilee Bresciani; Wills-Jackson, Celestial; Eberhart, Tonya Lea; Mulholland, Shaila; Bhansali, Sonia; Nolan-Arañez, Shannon; Henline, Jenn – International Review of Education, 2023
Effective Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) benefit from three interrelated dimensions of learning identified by UNESCO: cognitive, social-emotional and behavioural. The latter two of these are especially relevant to mindful compassion pedagogies, and the purpose of the literature review presented…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Altruism, Global Approach, Citizenship Education
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Levine, Thomas H. – Social Studies, 2022
Political history lends itself to traditional patterns of teaching and learning in social studies such as students memorizing facts presented in lectures or textbooks. This article presents a recurring activity structure for teaching U.S. political history--Consensus Circle Presidential Rating (CCPR)--which requires students to read across…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Social Studies, Democracy, Citizenship Education
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