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Kuhmerker, Lisa – Social Education, 1976
A German version of the Sesame Street television program which integrates social and political education is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television, Political Socialization
Lavine, Peter – Social Education, 2014
Political participation is seriously unequal. For example, young adults who finish college vote at almost three times the rate of contemporaries who have dropped out of high school. That gap translates into disparities by race and class. Effective civic education can reduce such inequality and make our democracy more representative. Teaching…
Descriptors: Voting, Teaching Methods, Citizen Participation, Civics
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Ehman, Lee H. – Social Education, 1979
Discusses five generalizations based on political education correlational research and assesses their implications for teachers of citizenship education. Conclusions include: l) knowledge can be influenced more directly than attitudes, 2) the quality of civics instruction is critical in shaping attitudes, and 3) a more realistic picture of…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Attitudes
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Bell, Samuel R.; Soley, Mary E. – Social Education, 1986
Provides a brief historical and conceptual background for understanding the challenges which the "new" immigration places on traditional approaches to social/political/civic education. Includes summaries of other articles on immigration in this issue. (JDH)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Cultural Education
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Pleasant, Deborah L.; Haskell, Douglas A. – Social Education, 1982
Illustrates how social history topics can be integrated into economics, sociology, political science, legal education, and multicultural education courses. Social history can help link social science and topics on contemporary problems to historical study, and vice versa. (RM)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Integrated Curriculum, Legal Education, Multicultural Education
Parker, Walter C.; Lo, Jane C. – Social Education, 2016
The past 15 years have seen a wealth of civic education initiatives. States have passed supportive laws, a blue-ribbon commission has identified best practices, and new programs are blossoming. Some emphasize knowing, and others emphasize doing; some are geared to academic learning about government and politics, while others emphasize…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Instructional Design
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Grant, S. G. – Social Education, 1997
Uses the example of New York State to illustrate how the rancorous political debate over education can render national standards irrelevant and contradictory. In appeasing so many factions the standards become inclusive to the point of obfuscation. Provides a brief overview of the controversy concerning national standards. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Conservatism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content
Engebretson, Kathryn E. – Social Education, 2020
The amplification of women's voices and enfranchisement of their rights is a global issue that has gained momentum in the last century alongside the expansion of democracy. Women have seen their political presence increase in recent history, whether it be through suffrage and voting rights, parity of representation in governmental bodies, or…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Global Approach, Females, Citizen Participation
Crocco, Margaret Smith – Social Education, 2020
This 2020 issue of "Social Education," marking the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, seeks to broaden understanding of the suffrage story in several ways: by considering the strategies and tactics used by the suffragists to foment their agitation; by acknowledging the ways in which further work was needed to secure…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Voting, Females, Feminism
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Patrick, John J. – Social Education, 1976
In this introduction to a series of articles blending perspectives of political science and citizenship education, the author stresses the need for a variety of citizenship skills in voter education programs and for an emphasis on learning by doing. (AV)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Shreiner, Tamara L. – Social Education, 2023
Much has been written about the importance of developing students' civic online reasoning--their ability to effectively search for and evaluate social and political information on the internet. Studies show that students are easily duped by a website's top-level domain name, professional appearance, or About page content, and that they neglect to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Andes, Sarah; Kiesa, Abby – Social Education, 2020
Young people are very interested in politics right now. In 2018, the voter turnout rate for youth between the ages of 18 and 29 doubled from the previous midterm election: from 13% to 28%. This group has also made up a disproportionate share of those participating in recent demonstrations protesting racism and anti-Black violence nationwide.…
Descriptors: Youth, Political Attitudes, Voting, Citizen Participation
Hess, Diana E.; McAvoy, Paula – Social Education, 2014
Five years ago, Diana Hess was teaching a graduate seminar called "Democratic Education." The purpose of the seminar was to critically analyze two seemingly simple, but actually very complex, questions: What is democracy? What is democratic education? Both are contested concepts, and the seminar was designed to help students understand…
Descriptors: Simulation, Legislation, Political Affiliation, Political Attitudes
Pace, Judith L. – Social Education, 2021
With the eruption of political, racial, and pandemic-related conflicts and unprecedented threats to U.S. democracy, educators have raised their voices about the need to teach controversial issues in social studies classrooms. However many teachers feel unprepared to take up this challenging practice. They may also avoid it because they fear loss…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses
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Cherryholmes, Cleo H. – Social Education, 1987
Analyzes the historical context, arguments, and evidence of the Holmes Group report. Maintains that the report reflects the conservative political climate of the 1980s and is unsupported, ambiguous, and contradictory in areas. Concludes that the report's silence on the substance of teacher education highlights its political purpose of policing the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices