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Civic education in the elementary grades : promoting engagement in an era of accountability
- Author
- Mitra, Dana L.
- Title
- Civic education in the elementary grades : promoting engagement in an era of accountability / Dana Mitra and Stephanie C. Serriere ; foreword by Meira Levinson.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2015]
- Description
- xiii, 174 pages ; 24 cm
- Other contributors
- Serriere, Stephanie Cayot.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Civic engagement in an elementary setting
- Classroom dialogue as a platform for civic engagement / with Michael D. Burroughs
- "Children live there!?" Empathy, perspective taking, and service learning with the local homeless shelter
- Civic zines in 5th grade: responses to the call to "making a difference"
- Environmental stewardship: giving teachers reasons to participate
- All-school assemblies: creating a schoolwide vision for civic engagement
- Small school advisories: making implementation variable
- Challenging district policy through student inquiry
- The value of horizontal ties
- Contested spaces in Dewey that push back against "accountability" and "failing" / with Roi Kawai
- Conclusion: making civic engagement work.
- Summary
- "Based on a 5-year study of an elementary school, this book shows how civic engagement can be purposive and critical--a way to encourage young people to examine their environment, to notice and question injustices, and to take action to make a difference in their communities and school. Focusing on the intersection of student voice and critical inquiry, the book describes how to embed civic engagement into curriculum, school decision-making processes, and whole-school activities."-- Publisher description.
- Subject headings
- Civics--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genre heading
- Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals.
- ISBN
- 9780807756348 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0807756342 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9780807756362 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 0807756369 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 9780807773451 (ebook) 080777345X 9780807773451