This important book takes a fresh look at what America’s high school seniors know about government and politics and how they learn it. “In this timely and persuasive book, Niemi and Junn provide the best evidence to date that civic education does make a difference in political learning and that certain curricular aspects facilitate that learning. First rate.” – M. Kent Jennings, UCSB… More >>
#1 by Cory W. Strasser on July 2, 2010 - 6:56 pm
In Civic Education, you get an in-depth analysis of the 1988 NAEP test for Civics. The authors cover almost every possible scenario (student-teacher ratio as well as interest level in government) as they pick apart the test responses by high school seniors. The book discusses what students know, how they learn about governement and it also examines the instruction of civics courses. Most interestingly, the authors give their insights, based on the research, on how to improve or reform civics education in schools.
Although this book reads much like a text book, it still provides an adequate analysis of civics education in America.
Rating: 4 / 5