Civic Education: What Makes Students Learn

by Jane Junn and Richard G. Niemi

Book Overview

Sound democratic decisions rely on a citizenry with at least a partial mastery of the rules and workings of democratic government. American high schools, where students learn the basics of citizenship, thus ought to play a critical role in the success of democracy. Yet studies examining the impact of high school government and civics courses on political knowledge over the past quarter-century have generally shown that these courses have little...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300107447
• ISBN13: 9780300107449
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"