Rethinking social studies : critical pedagogy in pursuit of dangerous citizenship

• Main Author: Ross, E. Wayne, 1956- (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2017]
• Series: Critical constructions.
• Subjects: Social sciences > Study and teaching > United States.; Critical pedagogy.; Education > Schools > Levels > Elementary.; Education.; Primary and middle schools.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806609024
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-68123-757-2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 235 pages)

Like the schools in which it is taught, social studies is full of alluring contradictions. It harbors possibilities for inquiry and social criticism, liberation and emancipation. Social studies could be a site that enables young people to analyze and understand social issues in a holistic way - find...