| ID | 121047 |
| Title Proper | Challenges facing civic education in the 21st century |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jamieson, Kathleen Hall |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay explores the value and state of civics education in the United States and identifies five challenges facing those seeking to improve its quality and accessibility: 1) ensuring that the quality of civics education is high is not a state or federal priority; 2) social studies textbooks do not facilitate the development of needed civic skills; 3) upper-income students are better served by our schools than are lower-income individuals; 4) cutbacks in funds available to schools make implementing changes in civics education difficult; and 5) reform efforts are complicated by the fact that civics education has become a pawn in a polarized debate among partisans. |
| `In' analytical Note | Daedalus Vol. 142, No.2; Spring 2013: p.65-83 |
| Journal Source | Daedalus Vol. 142, No.2; Spring 2013: p.65-83 |
| Key Words | United States ; Civics Education ; Debates |