Document Type
Article
Abstract
Social studies teachers need to prepare students for their many roles and responsibilities as future citizens. This includes being able to analyze politicians’ recommendations about public issues and then making informed decisions on candidates and policies to support. In this manuscript, the author provides the steps and resources for an activity that builds students’ civic identity. Through the activity, students examine both Republicans and Democrats’ solutions to healthcare. They use the 2016 party platforms to complete this activity. Through all of the steps of this activity, students start to develop their own political identities about ways to address issues that they will face as future citizens.
Recommended Citation
Clabough, Jeremiah
(2017)
"Helping Develop Students’ Civic Identities through Exploring Public Issues,"
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies: Vol. 78:
No.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/the_councilor/vol78/iss2/2
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