Creating Engaged Citizens: Using Young Adult Novels and Thematic Units to Encourage Democratic Action

March 1st, 2006 | RESEARCH

Pairing age-appropriate novels with thematic units on the civil rights movement and the presidential election allows one afterschool practitioner to bring democracy to life for inner-city middle school students.

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Mary Cipollone, Author, StreetSquash

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Publication: Afterschool Matters
Volume: 5
Page(s): 12

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Access and Inclusion: Low Socioeconomic Status | Urban
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | History | policy | law | Literacy
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Public Programs