Author: Charles Edgar FinchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Everyday Civics
Author: Charles Edgar FinchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Everyday Politics
Author: Harry C. BoytePublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812204212
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Increasingly a spectator sport, electoral politics have become bitterly polarized by professional consultants and lobbyists and have been boiled down to the distributive mantra of "who gets what." In Everyday Politics, Harry Boyte transcends partisan politics to offer an alternative. He demonstrates how community-rooted activities reconnect citizens to engaged, responsible public life, and not just on election day but throughout the year. Boyte demonstrates that this type of activism has a rich history and strong philosophical foundation. It rests on the stubborn faith that the talents and insights of ordinary citizens—from nursery school to nursing home—are crucial elements in public life. Drawing on concrete examples of successful public work projects accomplished by diverse groups of people across the nation, Boyte demonstrates how citizens can master essential political skills, such as understanding issues in public terms, mapping complex issues of institutional power to create alliances, raising funds, communicating, and negotiating across lines of difference. He describes how these skills can be used to address the larger challenges of our time, thereby advancing a renewed vision of democratic society and freedom in the twenty-first century.
Directed Civics Study
Author: John Wesley FootePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Public InstructionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
A User's Guide to Democracy
Author: Nick CapodicePublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250779944
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
From the hosts of the Civics 101 podcast—and a New Yorker cartoonist—“an informative and appealing civics lesson for first-time voters and old hands alike” (Publishers Weekly). Do you know what the Secretary of Defense does all day? Are you sure you know the difference between the House and the Senate? Have you been pretending you know what Federalism is for the last twenty years? Don’t worry—you’re not alone. The American government and its processes can be dizzyingly complex and obscure. Until now! Within this book are the keys to knowing what you’re talking about when you argue politics with the uncle you only see at Thanksgiving, and a quick reference to turn to when the nightly news boggles your mind. This approachable and informative guide gives you the lowdown on everything from the three branches of government to what you can actually do to make your vote count to how our founding documents affect our daily lives. Now is the time to finally understand who does what, how they do it, and the best way to get them to listen to you. “An easily digestible, illustrated guidebook to the agencies and institutions that make up the federal government . . . Just the thing for students of civics—which, these days, should include the entire polity.” —Kirkus Reviews
180 Days of Social Studies for Sixth Grade
Author: Kathy FlynnPublisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1493885057
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily practice! This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly social studies units that build students' content-area literacy, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom. Students will analyze primary sources, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their grade-level social studies knowledge. Each week covers a particular topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: history, economics, civics, and geography. Aligned to the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards, this social studies workbook includes digital materials.
Study
Author: University of California, Berkeley. School of Education. Bureau of Research in EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Manual and Courses of Study for Elementary Schools
Author: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public InstructionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Elementary
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
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