Young Citizens of the World: Teaching Elementary Social Studies Through Civic Engagement

by Marilynne Boyle-Baise and Jack Zevin

Book Overview

What really counts as social studies? What does good social studies teaching look like? 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. The holistic, multicultural approach is based on this clear curricular and pedagogical purpose. Straightforward, engaging, and highly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805880429
• ISBN13: 9780805880427
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 10.0"