2nd Edition

Young Citizens of the World Teaching Elementary Social Studies through Civic Engagement

By Marilynne Boyle-Baise, Jack Zevin Copyright 2014
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Young Citizens of the World takes a clear stance: Social studies is about citizenship education that is informed, deliberative, and activist—citizenship not only as a noun, something one studies, but as a verb, something one DOES. Its holistic, multicultural approach is based on this clear curricular and pedagogical purpose. Straightforward, engaging, and highly interactive, the book encourages... Read more

Brief Contents

Prologue: Dare to be Different        
Preface:          
Acknowledgements                   
One: Citizenship as a Verb: Teaching Democracy-in-Action  
Two: Democracy Project: Empowering Student Voice
      Co-author: Stephanie Cayot Serriere  
Three: Worldview: Developing World-mindedness 
Four: History Mystery: Rediscovering our Past  
Five: Biography Workshop: Composing Citizen’s Life-stories
Six: Supermarket: Making Everyday Economic Choices
      Co-author: Shaun Johnson
Seven: Explore: Investigating Place and Space 
Eight: Engage: Living One’s Civics
Service Learning: What and Why?
About the Authors
References         
Index 

Biography

Marilynne Boyle-Baise is Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA.

Jack Zevin is Professor of Social Studies Education, Queens College, City University of New York, USA.