Is Civics Education a Viable Path for Promoting the Social Justice Aims of K-12 Education?: Current Policies and Practices in U.S. Civics Education

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Author(s): Tina Lane Heafner (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 35
Source title: Handbook of Research on Solutions for Equity and Social Justice in Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): James Etim (Winston-Salem State University, USA)and Alice Etim (Winston-Salem State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9678-4.ch015

Keywords: Civic Engagement & Social Justice / Educational Administration and Leadership / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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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?

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