Rise and Fall of Civic Education: The Battle for Social Studies in a Shifting Historical Landscape

Rise and Fall of Civic Education

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Rise and Fall of Civic Education: The Battle for Social Studies in a Shifting Historical Landscape

Rise and Fall of Civic Education

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Social studies is a field in crisis. The crisis stems from failure to establish the very foundation of social studies' purpose in public education: civic education. Social studies advocates have never put forth a coherent method for teaching civic education because policymakers and the public have been unable to agree upon a general definition of civic education. This issue has disrupted the field since the early days. As educators sought to include civic education within public schools as a dedicated field, social studies evolved into a blending of history, social sciences, and civic education. Social studies' evolution never resolved the differences between the three, with each discipline striving to control the narrative. Instead of creating a unified field, the disciplines devalued social studies and thus any discipline associated with it. The Rise and Fall of Civic Education: The Battle for Social Studies in a Shifting Historical Landscape investigates the changing definitions and purposes ascribed to social studies in the United States through time. This result is viewed through the rising tensions from culture wars as America's divisive politics fight to control the narrative of the disciplines within social studies.

Book Details

ISBN
9781475858860
Binding
Paperback
Authors
Michael Learn
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published Date
November 15, 2024
Language
English
Pages
290
Physical Info
0.65 in H x 9 in L x 6 in W (0.94 lb)

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