Promoting Democratic Ideals and Social Action: Children’s Literature on the Civil Rights Movement and School Integration
Social Studies Research and Practice
ISSN: 1933-5415
Article publication date: 1 March 2007
Issue publication date: 1 March 2007
Abstract
This article highlights the role of social studies educators in promoting democratic ideals and social action. The benefits of incorporating children’s and young adult literature into the social studies curriculum in the elementary and middle school grades are discussed. Biography, historical fiction, poetry, and information books are presented to teach students about the civil rights movement and school integration. Literature extension activities are designed to encourage students to examine issues of equality, social justice, and human dignity, while also considering their own prejudices and perspectives on social action.
Citation
Chick, K.A. (2007), "Promoting Democratic Ideals and Social Action: Children’s Literature on the Civil Rights Movement and School Integration", Social Studies Research and Practice, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 58-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-01-2007-B0005
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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