Reassessing the Social Studies Curriculum

Promoting Critical Civic Engagement in a Politically Polarized, Post-9/11 World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 dramatically changed many aspects of American society, and the ramifications of that horrific event are still impacting the domestic and foreign policies of the United States. Yet, fifteen years after 9/11—an event that was predicted to change the scope of public education in the United States—we find that the social studies curriculum remains virtually the same as before the attacks. For a discipline charged with developing informed citizens prepared to enter a global economy, such curricular stagnation makes little sense. This book, which contains chapters from many leading scholars within the field of social studies education, both assesses the ways in which the social studies curriculum has failed to live up to the promises of progressive citizenship education made in the wake of the attacks and offers practical advice for teachers who wish to encourage a critical understanding of the post-9/11 global society in which their students live.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-05-09
Mått185 x 264 x 15 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor152
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781475818116

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Table of ContentsForewordMargaret Smith CroccoPrefaceMichael J. Berson and Ilene R. BersonAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World . . . But Not the CurriculumWayne JournellChapter 1: International Conflict and National Destiny: World War I and History TeachingKeith C. BartonChapter 2: 9/11 and the War on Terror in American Secondary Curriculum Fifteen Years LaterJeremy Stoddard and Diana HessChapter 3: Including 9/11 in the Elementary Grades: State Standards, Digital Resources, and Children’s BooksElizabeth BellowsChapter 4: How Patriotism Matters in U.S. Social Studies Classrooms Fifteen Years After 9/11Mark T. KisslingChapter 5: National Identity and Citizenship in a Pluralistic Society: Educators’ Messages Following 9/11 and Charlie HebdoLisa GilbertChapter 6: The Courage of Hopelessness: Creative Disruption of Everyday Life in the ClassroomE. Wayne RossChapter 7: Civil Liberties, Media Literacy, and Civic Education in the Post-9/11 Era: Helping Students Think Conceptually in Order to Act Civically Stephen S. Masyada and Elizabeth Yeager WashingtonChapter 8: Role-Playing and Role-Dropping: Political Simulations as Portals to Pluralism in a Contentious EraJane C. Lo and Walter C. ParkerChapter 9: The Psychology of Controversial Issues Discussions: Challenges and Opportunities in a Polarized, Post-9/11 SocietyChristopher H. Clark and Patricia G. AveryAfterwordRon Evans About the Contributors

Featuring some of the most important leaders in social studies education, Reassessing the Social Studies Curriculum brings into focus the state of civic education and the construction of citizenship and national identity in post-9/11 United States. At different points historical, empirical, and critical, this book is an important and poignant read for anyone teaching social studies amidst the seemingly endless U.S. War in the Middle East.