Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers Using Digital Civic Resources

Autor/in	Lee, John K.
Titel	Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers Using Digital Civic Resources
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Education, 21 (2006) 1, S.95-110 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-0293
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Internet; Social Studies; Preservice Teacher Education; Technology Integration; Computer Uses in Education; Use Studies; Information Technology; Electronic Libraries; Media Selection; Methods Courses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Computernutzung; Benutzerschulung; Informationstechnologie; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Medienwahl; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung
Abstract	The need for an engaged, informed citizenry is central to the dream of democracy by Thomas Jefferson. The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) places citizenship education "at the heart of social studies" and suggests that social studies teachers must prepare students to develop a "reasoned commitment to fundamental values, such as life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, equality, truth, and promotion of the common good." In the process of developing their students' civic competence, social studies teachers make use of a range of resources. Increasingly, teachers are making use of a wide range of online resources that have civic educative value. These resources, which the author terms "digital civic resources" (DCR), are materials which enable teachers and students to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to engage in meaningful civic life and support the NCSS' description of effective citizenship. Given the easy availability of DCR on the Web, some researchers expect these resources to influence the practice of social studies education. This study examines patterns of use of DCR by pre-service social studies educators. Emergent patterns are presented along with the consequences of these uses for teacher education and social studies instruction. Prior to presenting these findings and the resulting conclusions, related literature on DCR is discussed. (Contains 1 table and 59 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Social Education. Ball State University, Department of History, Muncie, IN 47306. Tel: 765-285-8700; Fax: 765-285-5612; Web site: http://ijse.iweb.bsu.edu/ijse
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10