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Direct linkSaylor, Elizabeth; An, Sohyun; Buchanan, Lisa Brown – Social Studies, 2022
This study was designed to explore preservice elementary teacher understanding of The First Amendment and religious freedom in public schools in the Southeastern United States. Participants of the study were 160 preservice elementary teachers enrolled in the teacher preparation programs of 3 universities across 2 states located in a region…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Constitutional Law, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Cohen, Mark – Social Education, 2014
If there is one thing that teenagers like to talk about when it comes to the law, it's who does and does not have the right to search their "stuff." And in the world of "stuff," there is nothing more important to average American teenagers than their cell phones. So when, in the waning days of its 2013-2014 term, the U.S.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Telecommunications, Religion, Lesson Plans
Heinrich, Jill – Educational Review, 2015
This article examines conflicts that have unfolded over the past 75 years regarding the separation of church and state in American public education. Through discussion of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses as articulated in the First Amendment to the "US Constitution," as well as influential court cases that have set legal…
Descriptors: State Church Separation, Public Education, Federal Legislation, Constitutional Law
Mitchell, Cynthia – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2016
The First Amendment Schools project holds rich lessons in how to change school cultures into "laboratories of democracy"--as well as in how to increase the odds of success for any school reform effort. School reform programs of any sort need to make sure to build in sustainability, to provide ways to spread their lessons beyond the…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Constitutional Law, Religion, Democracy
Marks, Melissa J.; Binkley, Russell; Daly, James K. – Social Studies, 2014
Recognizing the influence of religion on people's worldview and daily lives, we wondered if elementary and secondary social studies preservice teachers knew enough about religions not only to be culturally responsive in a classroom but also whether they knew enough to teach about these religions within the appropriate curriculum. We used questions…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Religious Factors, Religious Education, Constitutional Law
Kilman, Carrie – Teaching Tolerance, 2007
In this article, the author discusses how a school district in Modesto, California deals with religious diversity. Modesto requires that every 9th-grader in the district enroll in a semester-long world religions course. Ninth grade made sense--students were old enough to handle the subject material, and the emphasis on religious diversity happened…
Descriptors: Grade 9, State Standards, Constitutional Law, Religion
Peer reviewedMazur, Eric Michael – Insights on Law & Society, 2001
Provides historical information on religious freedom within the United States and the meaning of constitutional order. Discusses how different religious minority groups, such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, and the Native Americans, used strategies of balance to abide by the constitutional order. (CMK)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Freedom, Minority Groups
Peer reviewedCollett, Teresa Stanton; Dubnoff, Caren – Insights on Law & Society, 2001
Presents the pro and con viewpoints about the school voucher system in: "A Case for Including Religiously Affiliated Schools in Publicly Funded Voucher Systems" (Teresa Stanton Collett) and "The Inclusion of Religious Schools in Public Voucher Systems is Unconstitutional" (Caren Dubnoff). (CMK)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Persuasive Discourse
Download full textKniker, Charles B. – 1985
The purpose of this booklet is to clarify what can be taught about religion in public schools while remaining within constitutional guidelines and using teaching material that is pedagogically sound. The first section, "Religion is a Fact of Life," covers the historical background, the current situation, and issues to resolve in teaching about…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Design, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedInsights on Law & Society, 2001
Focuses on important issues surrounding the opening clauses of the First Amendment on the establishment of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. Includes articles: "Established Churches in Colonial Times,""Establishment Clause: Here's How to Understand it!", "Religious Freedom and Today's Religious…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Strategies, Educational Vouchers, Freedom of Speech
Williamsburg Charter Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1988
Findings from a survey designed to gauge how U.S. citizens view the place of religion in public life are discussed. A total of 1,889 adults were interviewed at random by telephone for the cross-sectional sample. Additional interviews were conducted with more than 300 teenagers and with 7 leadership groups representing business, higher education,…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Religion
Sass, Charles R. – 1995
This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the two-part videotape "One Nation Under God? School Prayer and the First Amendment." The videotape and teacher's guide should help students to: (1) understand the history of freedom of religion and the First Amendment; (2) examine the controversy surrounding school prayer; (3) compare and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History
Update on the Courts, 1995
Two articles in this instructional newsletter elucidate rulings by the United States Supreme Court, Circuit Court of Appeals, and District Courts affecting state sponsored school prayer: (1) "First Amendment Prayer Pendulum"; (2) "First Amendment. Rosenberger v University of Virginia." The newsletter provides the facts of the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Churches, Citizenship Education, Civil Law
