Citizenship Education in the United States: Perspective Reflected in State Education Standards

Autor/inn/en	Stuteville, Rebekkah; Johnson, Helen Ikerd
Titel	Citizenship Education in the United States: Perspective Reflected in State Education Standards
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 6 (2016) 1, S.99-117 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; State Standards; Course Content; Social Studies; Web Sites; Universities; Elementary Secondary Education; Civics; Citizen Participation; Philosophy; Political Attitudes; Critical Thinking; Statistical Analysis; California; Massachusetts; Michigan; Missouri; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Kursprogramm; Gemeinschaftskunde; Web-Design; University; Universität; Staatsbürgerkunde; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Philosophie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Kritisches Denken; Statistische Analyse; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	There is growing international concern about the lack of civic engagement among the youth in many nations. These concerns have sparked renewed interest in the quantity and quality of civic education in public schools in the United States. The objective of this study is to determine if the concerns about civic education are about the sufficiency of academic content related to civic education or if the concerns reflect a lack of consensus regarding the question of "What makes a good citizen?" To address this question, this paper examines state social studies content standards from five U.S. states to determine if specific perspectives on citizenship are present in the standards and which perspectives are emphasized. University websites are also analyzed to assess their focus on citizenship. The study finds that the citizenship education in K-12 schools is robust, and specific perspectives are emphasized. This emphasis on specific perspectives, as opposed to a lack of academic content related to civic education, may be at the heart of the debate over citizenship education. [Paper originally prepared for presentation at the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration conference, July 6-10, 2015, Paris, France.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01