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Direct linkWormeli, Rick – Educational Leadership, 2012
According to former Supreme Court Judge Sandra Day O'Connor, active citizenship requires that students know how to persuade others by logic, seek consensus, understand and create constructive dissent, and practice other vital critical-thinking skills. However, in the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics, only one in four…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, National Competency Tests, Nonprofit Organizations, Citizenship
Reissman, Rose – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1992
Describes a project for middle school students that uses the computer to support student investigation of constitutional issues, called "Putting Rights on Line for 21st Century Citizens." (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Constitutional History, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students
Peer reviewedReissman, Rose – Reading Teacher, 1992
Describes an activity that reinforces writing and reading skills while teaching about the democratic process. (PRA)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cooperative Learning, Learning Processes, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedShiman, David A. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1998
Engages students in comparing the rights proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with those present in the United States Bill of Rights and other constitutional amendments. Challenges the students to explore reasons for the presence or absence of certain rights and to reflect on the role of the government. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Freedom, Global Approach
