Learning Citizenship: Practical Teaching Strategies for Secondary Schools

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Psychology Press, 2005 - 172 pages

The Citizenship curriculum aims to help young people to participate more fully in society through the development of a range of relevant skills and knowledge. This book shows how a variety of teaching strategies can be used to teach citizenship skills across a range of curriculum subjects as well as in Citizenship lessons themselves. Topics covered include:

  • developing discussion
  • thinking through debate
  • addressing controversial issues
  • investigating citizenship
  • learning through role play
  • working in groups
  • learning with simulations
  • participation.

A lively and practical book which will be invaluable to student teachers and their trainers, Citizenship co-ordinators in schools and advisors across the country. It combines issues of pedagogy with real classroom experiences and demonstrates just how students learn from different teaching strategies.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Reflective teaching and controversial issues
14
Developing discussion 23
23
Thinking through debate 37
37
Investigating Citizenship
53
using perspectives
68
strategies and outcomes
85
Thoughtful presentations
97
Learning with simulations
113
Informing and communicating with technology
127
Participation in Citizenship
138
Citizenship and the whole school
148
References
164
85
168
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