Engaging P-20 Students Through Modern Social Studies Education

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Author(s): Ketan Kumar (Christ University, India)and Surabhi Sangal (Christ University, India)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 30
Source title: Engaging P-20 Students Through Modern Social Studies Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lesia C. Lennex (Morehead State University, USA), Benjamin Lewis Fitzpatrick (Morehead State University, USA)and Michael W. Kessinger (Morehead State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-6603-6.ch003

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education

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Abstract (150–180 words) The chapter titled Engaging P-20 Students Through Modern Social Studies Education discusses how social studies can aid informed and participative democratic citizenship at the early childhood through higher education in a consistent P-20 continuum. It characterizes student engagement as a multidimensional construct (cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and civic) and describes the ways the dimensions are supported at the levels of preschool, K-12, and postsecondary. Based on constructivist, inquiry-based, experiential, and culturally responsive, and critical pedagogical traditions, the chapter suggests the shift of focus of content transmission to problem- and project-based learning that is related to real-world civic challenges. It underscores how vertical integration and developmentally relevant curricular planning should be based on compelling civic ideas and questions of big inquiry instead of piece meal coverage.

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