Teaching the Bill of Rights in Secondary Schools: Four Keys to an Improved Civic Education.

Patrick, John J.

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ERIC Number: EJ447868

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Publication Date: 1991

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Teaching the Bill of Rights in Secondary Schools: Four Keys to an Improved Civic Education.

Patrick, John J.

Social Studies, v82 n6 p227-31 Nov-Dec 1991

Identifies and discusses four keys to improved constitutional rights instruction: (1) systematic emphasis on core ideas and issues; (2) analysis and appraisal of core ideas and issues in primary documents; (3) analysis and appraisal of core ideas and issues in judicial cases; and (4) active learning by inquiring students with the help of supportive teachers. (SG)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Classroom Environment, Concept Formation, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Bill of Rights

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