Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ426354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
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The Fate of Teaching Constitutional Principles to Middle School Students.
Wolf, Alvin
Social Studies Review, v30 n1 p15-26 Fall 1990
Advocates teaching constitutional history and principles to middle school students in accordance with the 1988 California History-Social Science Framework. Reports findings of a survey of 118 California middle school and high school teachers that revealed a need for improved teacher knowledge about the U.S. Constitution. Recommends steps to ensure content mastery of this field. (NL)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Democratic Values, Faculty Development, Junior High Schools, Law Related Education, Middle Schools, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Surveys, Teacher Education, Teacher Improvement, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United States Constitution
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