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Alleman, Janet; Brophy, Jere – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
Researchers have been studying children's knowledge, thinking, and attitudes about government for several decades. However, the studies focusing on elementary students, and especially primary students, have little or nothing to say about children's ideas about democracy or democratic government. That is because children at these ages have not yet…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Elementary School Students, Cognitive Ability
Alleman, Janet; Brophy, Jere – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2004
This article provides examples of how a teacher can take childhood as a main topic of a unit of study and create interesting lessons that cover many aspects of social studies. It describes how a classroom learning community can be a place for helping students practice democratic principles while addressing academic subjects. It demonstrates that…
Descriptors: Geography, History, Democracy, Classroom Environment