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Direct linkBeck, Terence A. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2003
This study examines student engagement in elementary civics deliberation. Civics problem-solving steps and audience roles were introduced to two suburban fourth-grade classes to increase student engagement. Lessons were adapted from the "We The People" curriculum. Student engagement increased dramatically as students appropriated the…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Curriculum, Constitutional Law
