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Teaching about the Constitution: Relationships between Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge, Pedagogic Beliefs and Instructional Decision Making regarding Selection of Content, Materials, and Activities. Summary of Research Findings.

Hyland, John T. – 1985

Importance of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land and the reported failure of the United States youth to have been genuinely educated about the Constitution raises questions regarding teaching. One concerns what teachers know about the Constitution and the other is what they believe about teaching. This study investigates these…

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History, Course Content

Becoming Informed Citizens: Lessons on the Constitution for Junior High School Students.

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Wagner, Kenneth A.; And Others – 1988

This document consists of lesson plans for teaching junior high school students about the U.S. Constitution. Lessons are derived from teaching methods that instructors have found useful and appropriate for the actual condition of the ordinary classroom, and account for the characteristics and needs of the early adolescent. The document includes a…

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law