Is Civics Education a Viable Path for Promoting the Social Justice Aims of K-12 Education?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Is Civics Education a Viable Path for Promoting the Social Justice Aims of K-12 Education?

Published:2023-02-03 Issue: Volume: Page:263-297
ISSN:2326-9022
Container-title:Handbook of Research on Solutions for Equity and Social Justice in Education
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Author:

Heafner Tina Lane¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Abstract

Many suggest that the declining national confidence in its governmental institutions and the political divisiveness in the USA is due to the lack of civic education most adults received in their K-12 schooling experience. Numerous calls for the revitalization of civic education have emerged and these take many forms. This chapter explores the current landscape of civic education in K-12 schooling and seeks to understand the potential influence of each in promoting social justice aims of civic education. The compelling question addressed is: Is civics education a viable path for promoting the social justice aims of K-12 education?

Publisher

IGI Global

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