Citizenship Education: Current Perspectives from Teachers in Three States

Autor/in	Feldmann, Doug
Titel	Citizenship Education: Current Perspectives from Teachers in Three States
Quelle	In: Educational Research Quarterly, 30 (2007) 4, S.3-15 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0196-5042
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; High School Students; Geographic Regions; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Student Participation; Secondary School Teachers; Enrollment; Service Learning; Ethics; Civics; Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Required Courses; Consciousness Raising; Teacher Competencies; Knowledge Base for Teaching; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Einschulung; Service-Learning; Ethik; Staatsbürgerkunde; Staatsbürgerschaft; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Pflichtkurs; Bewusstseinsbildung; Lehrkunst; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study was to investigate the perceived state of civics education as viewed by practicing teachers in three large high schools (each with a student enrollment of at least 2,200) in the midwestern and southeastern United States, in an effort to discover what teachers in different geographical regions deem as critical to this area of study. While the answers of teachers at the schools are naturally not meant to represent the entire American teaching population, they nonetheless can suggest what educators in different parts of the country--and those working with similar populations and school environments--perceive as the characteristics of contemporary civics education, and what can be done to improve its quality. In viewing the data, it is apparent that a consensus of the high school teachers from all three locations coincided with the reviewed literature--a concern about the lack of knowledge, attitude, and participation of young people necessary for the future growth of the American representative republic. Among their suggestions include: (1) proper instruction in citizenship from the home; (2) integration of a mandatory service learning component into the curriculum; and (3) improvement of civic awareness among students included "teaching ethics in the early grades." A Survey is appended. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://www.gram.edu/education/erq/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10