ERIC Number: EJ965258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 4
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Supreme Civics: An Interview with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Kinney, Patti
Principal Leadership, v12 n2 p52-55 Oct 2011
This article presents an interview with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice O'Connor is the driving force behind iCivics, a nonprofit organization designed to increase students' knowledge of civics through interactive computer games that focus on history, laws, and government. In the interview, Justice O'Connor talks about the lack of civics education in most middle level and high schools and why and how she has chosen to help schools address this issue.
Descriptors: Civics, Nonprofit Organizations, Social Studies, Interviews, Computer Games, Citizenship Education, Educational Needs, Citizenship Responsibility, School Role, Secondary Education, Change Agents, Educational Practices, Change Strategies, Educational Change
National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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