Educating democratic citizens in troubled times
Subtitle: qualitative studies of current efforts
By: edited by Judith L. Pace and Janet S. Bixby ; foreword by Walter C. Parker.
Contributors: Pace, Judith L.; Bixby, Janet S.
Publisher: State University New York Press; SUNY Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780791476390
Subjects: Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- United States; Democracy -- United States
Description: "This book offers a groundbreaking examination of citizenship education programs that serve contemporary youth in schools and communities across the United States. These programs include social studies classes and curricula, school governance, and community-based education efforts. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the experiences and perspectives of educators and youth involved in these civic education efforts. The contributors offer rich analyses of how mainstream and alternative programs are envisioned and enacted, and the most important factors that shape them. A variety of theoretical lenses and qualitative methodologies are used, including ethnography, focus group interviews, and content analyses of textbooks."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Walter C. Parker; title: Introduction : studying citizenship education in troubled times / Judith L. Pace and Janet S. Bixby; title: Variations in teaching for political engagement in 12th grade government classes / Judith L. Pace; title: Connecting diversity, justice, and democratic citizenship : lessons from an alternative U.S. history class / Anand R. Marri; title: Urban youth and the construction of racialized and classed political identities / Kysa Nygreen; title: Service-learning as a promising approach to high school civic engagement / Susan Root and Shelley H. Billig; title: Democracy's practice grounds : the role of school governance in citizenship education / Richard Battistoni; title: Social context and student perspectives on civic education and civic engagement / Ellen Middaugh and Joseph Kahne; title: Examining the treatment of 9/11 and terrorism in high school textbooks / Diana Hess, Jeremy Stoddard, and Shannon Murto; title: Community-based youth organizations as alternative sites for democratic citizenship education / Jennifer O'Donoghue and Ben Kirshner; title: Interning with Barack Obama : authentic experiences with democratic citizenship in Chicago / Janet S. Bixby; title: Epilogue : citizenship education in diverse settings : findings, tensions, and future research / Judith L. Pace.