Young Citizens of the World: Teaching Elementary Social Studies through Civic Engagement

by Marilynne Boyle-Baise and Jack Zevin

Book Overview

Young Citizens of the World takes a clear stance: Social studies is about citizenship education that is informed, deliberative, and activist-citizenship not only as a noun, something one studies, but as a verb, something one DOES. Its holistic, multicultural approach is based on this clear curricular and pedagogical purpose. Straightforward, engaging, and highly interactive, the book encourages students (and their teachers) to become informed,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415826497
• ISBN13: 9780415826495
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 9.9"