Democratic Education for Social Studies : an Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum

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Cover ; Contents ; Acknowledgements ; Preface ; Part I

A Rationale for an Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum for Citizens of a Pluralistic Democracy in a Global Age ; CHChapter 1. Democratic Ideals: Implications for Social Studies Curricula; Introduction; Conclusion; Notes; CHChapter 2. The Citizen We Need in a Pluralistic Democracy in a Global Age; Introduction; What Is Citizenship in a Democracy and a Global Age?; Democratic Education: The Curriculum; An Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum: An Overview; School and Classroom Climate; Conclusion; Notes. CHChapter 3. Socialization and Counter Socialization for a DemocracyIntroduction; Socialization; Counter-socialization; The Relationship between Socialization and Counter-Socialization; Implications of Socialization and Counter-Socialization; Building a Rationale for a Significant Issue; Conclusion; Notes ; CHChapter 4. The Social Sciences and the Humanities in Citizenship Education: Contributions and Limitations; The Limitations of the Social Sciences in Citizenship Education; A Discipline of Citizenship; Teaching the Social Sciences. The Social Sciences and the Humanities in the Socialization and the Counter-Socialization of YouthConclusion; Notes; CHChapter 5. Democratic Decision Making in an Issues-Centered Curriculum; Introduction; Intellectual Processes: Two Levels of Decision Making; Intellectual Implications of Democratic Decision Making; Conclusion; Notes; CHChapter 6. The Status of Social Studies Programs; Introduction; Confusion Over the Definition of Social Studies; Assessment of Current Social Studies Practice; Conclusion; Notes ; Part II

A Curriculum for Democratic Citizenship Education. CHChapter 7. The Framework of the CurriculumIntroduction; Environmental Studies; Institutional Studies; Studies in Diveristy; Significiant Social and Controversial Issues; Decision Making; Internship in Citizenship; Electives; A Democratic School Environment; Conclusion; Notes; CHChapter 8. Democratic Teaching Practices; Introduction; Teaching an Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum; Conclusion ; CHChapter 9. Assessment for an Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum; Introduction; Implications for Assessment; Assessing the Progress of Student-Citizens; Assessment Strategies. Open-Ended Essay QuestionsConclusion; Notes; CHChapter 10. Implementation at School and Classroom Levels; Introduction; Suggestions for Implementing Strands of this Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum; Implementation of the Curriculum at the Grade and Course Level; Conclusion; Notes; CHChapter 11. Conditions Needed for an Issues-Centered Decision Making Curriculum; Introduction; School and Classroom Climate; Academic Freedom; Preparation of Teachers; Conclusion; Notes; Epilogue; Appendix I: Gradual Steps toward Implementation: For Teachers and Administrators; For Teachers