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Teaching for dissent : citizenship education and political activism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stitzlein, Sarah Marie, 1979-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2012]
Subjects:
Citizenship > Study and teaching > United States.
Democracy and education > United States.
Students > Political activity > United States.
Teachers > Political activity > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Dissent in an era of public protests
  • Informing today's dissent with that of the revolution and progressive eras
  • Defining dissent and its role in healthy democracy
  • The right to dissent
  • Constraints on dissent in the current curriculum
  • Teacher dissent
  • Grounding dissent in hope
  • Citizenship education for dissent
  • Appendix: teacher resource page and recommended further reading.