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ERIC Number: EJ1030604
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 67
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
"'I Am Canada': Exploring Social Responsibility in Social Studies Using Young Adult Historical Fiction"
Horton, Todd A.
Canadian Social Studies, v47 n1 p26-43 2014
This paper explores educating for democratic citizenship with a focus on the intersection between reading and values, specifically the nurturing of social responsibility. Using a pre-designed framework for teaching for social responsibility, excerpts from a young adult historical fiction series are used to consider learning possibilities in the social studies classroom.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Citizenship, Young Adults, Fiction, Adolescent Literature, Democratic Values, History, Reading Material Selection, Caring, Empathy, Social Problems, Social Justice, Governance, Propaganda, Multicultural Education, Global Approach, Cultural Awareness, War, Peace, Environmental Education, Social Studies
University of Alberta. 347 Education South, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada. Web site: http://www2.education.ualberta.ca/css/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada