Reassessing the social studies curriculum : promoting critical civic engagement in a politically polarized, post-9/11 world / / edited by Wayne Journell

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Disciplina: 300.71
• Soggetto topico: History - Study and teaching; Civics - Study and teaching
• Persona (resp. second.): JournellWayne
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; International Conflict and National Destiny; 9/11 and the War on Terror in American Secondary Curriculum, Fifteen Years Later; Including 9/11 in the Elementary Grades; How Patriotism Matters in U.S. Social Studies Classrooms, Fifteen Years After 9/11; National Identity and Citizenship in a Pluralistic Society; The Courage of Hopelessness; Civil Liberties, Media Literacy, and Civic Education in the Post-9/11 Era; Role-Playing and Role-Dropping; The Psychology of Controversial Issues' Discussions; Afterword; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 dramatically changed many aspects of American society, and the ramifications of that horrific event are still impacting the domestic and foreign policies of the United States. Yet, fifteen years after 9/11-an event that was predicted to change the scope of public education in the United States-we find that the social studies curriculum remains virtually the same as before the attacks. For a discipline charged with developing informed citizens prepared to enter a global economy, such curricular stagnation makes little sense. This book, which contains
• Titolo autorizzato: Reassessing the social studies curriculum
• ISBN: 1-4758-1813-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798223203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II