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Direct linkBarton, Keith C.; Ho, Li-Ching – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
To expand students' preparation for civic life, many teachers regularly engage students in discussions related to contentious issues. These discussions, however, typically restrict the range of communicative styles allowed and prioritizes disagreements between fixed and competing choices. Keith C. Barton & Li-Ching recommend that educators…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Discussion, Teaching Methods
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Download full textSchrier, Karen – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2018
Video games are starting to be used to support civic learning and engagement. Moreover, games are being used to crowdsource solutions to real-world problems; however, few of these games address civic problems and engage adolescents and young adults. In this paper, I explore designing and using games for real-world civic problem-solving, as well as…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Citizenship Education
Conefrey, Theresa; Smyth, Davida – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2020
Many students view their classes as separate and disconnected from each other and their lives beyond the classroom. Additionally, STEM students may fail to understand how concepts and formulas of introductory classes relate to practical applications of upper-division coursework and may perceive required general education courses as even less…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Pepper, Kaye; Burroughs, Susie; Groce, Eric – Educational Foundations, 2003
This study investigated obstacles to teaching civic education in the United States, a country whose government was established on democratic principles over 250 years ago, and Hungary, a European country presently making the transition to a government based on democratic principles. The purpose is to compare the obstacles within these two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Democracy, Citizenship Education
Homana, Gary; Barber, Carolyn; Torney-Purta, Judith – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
This paper presents the School Citizenship Education Climate Assessment and examines its implications for the social studies. The assessment tool was developed from a variety of research fields and disciplines related to school and classroom climate and educational practices including civic education, educational psychology and service-learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Classroom Environment, Educational Psychology, Student Participation
