Social Studies and Citizenship Education in Rural America: Process and Product.

Autor/in	Easton, Stanley E.
Titel	Social Studies and Citizenship Education in Rural America: Process and Product.
Quelle	(1985), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Access to Education; Citizenship Education; Curriculum Evaluation; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Instructional Improvement; Outcomes of Education; Relevance (Education); Research Needs; Rural Education; Rural Urban Differences; Social Studies; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Citizenship; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Unterrichtsqualität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Relevance; Relevanz; Forschungsbedarf; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Analysis of current literature indicates that the process and the outcome of social studies education in rural communities is little different from that in the rest of the country. Despite the excitement surrounding the "Foxfire" program in rural Georgia and the efforts of curriculum innovators, students in rural America are likely to encounter a rather ordinary social studies program. Curriculum materials deemed relevant to the lives of students are scarce in rural classrooms, and few teachers take advantage of community resources or develop their own materials. Studies show that rural youth learn citizenship and social studies knowledge, skills, and attitudes to about the same extent as the majority of their non-rural counterparts. Although rural schools as a class are well within the educational mainstream of the nation, some rural schools offer inferior or superior opportunities for learning. The quality of research done on rural social studies has varied widely, possibly because of the lack of financial support available for research in rural education. Large scale research projects such as the National Science Foundation studies need to be continued and should be used as models for replication in local rural communities. References are included for the 33 studies reviewed in this paper. (JHZ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01