Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ549866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
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Living Citizenship through Classroom Community.
Orr, Jeff; McKay, Roberta
Canadian Social Studies, v31 n3 p131-34 Spr 1997
Challenges citizenship educators to be more cognizant of the social and communitarian aspects of democratic citizenship. Explores engagement with children's literature and development of a classroom creed as two ways to actively engage children in citizenship roles. Includes an interview with a participating teacher. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education, Civics, Classroom Environment, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Observational Learning, Outcomes of Education, Social Studies, Teacher Responsibility, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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