dc.contributor.author	Westbrook, Gennie Burleson	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Luke, Timothy W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Moore, Wayne D.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Borer, Douglas A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Walcott, Charles E.	en
dc.contributor.department	Political Science	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T21:36:13Z	en
dc.date.adate	2003-06-25	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T21:36:13Z	en
dc.date.issued	2003-05-02	en
dc.date.rdate	2004-06-25	en
dc.date.sdate	2003-05-16	en
dc.description.abstract	We the Peopleâ ¦The Citizen and the Constitution is a course of study that enhances the civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that lead to responsible citizenship. The curriculum, published by the Center for Civic Education, is intended for students in grades 5, 8, and high school. Students prepare for a mock congressional hearing in which they testify in response to questions about the philosophy and application of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. This project includes a history of civic education, a matrix showing a comparison of civic participation theories, and an examination of certain practices in 102 high school classes that participate in the Center's nation-wide competition, as well as comments from teachers who use the curriculum in other contexts. I compare classes that usually win their state's competition and go on to the national meet, or "Championship programs" to competitive classes that are historically less successful. Results of my comparison indicate that there are few important differences between the more successful groups and the less successful groups, and that those differences primarily center on the experience and academic strengths of the teacher. My interpretation of this outcome is that there is little to prevent any teacher from improving his/her skills to more effectively teach citizenship in this outstanding program.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-05162003-133007	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162003-133007/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42673	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	wtpthesisfront.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	WTPbody.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	wtpthesisback.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	wtpDiagram1p71.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	politics and pedagogy	en
dc.subject	civic dispositions	en
dc.subject	high school preparation for participatory citizen	en
dc.subject	civic education	en
dc.title	Effective Practices in Citizenship Education; We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Political Science	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts	en

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