Educating Democratic Citizens in Troubled Times: Qualitative Studies of Current Efforts »

Judith L. Pace is Associate Professor of Education at the University of San Francisco and the coeditor (with Annette Hemmings) of Classroom Authority: Theory, Research, and Practice. Janet S. Bixby is Associate Professor of Education at Lewis and Clark College.

Examines various aspects of citizen education programs that serve contemporary youth in the United States.

Foreword Walter C. Parker Parker, Walter C.

1 Introduction: Studying Citizenship Education in Troubled Times Judith L. Pace Pace, Judith L. Janet S. Bixby Bixby, Janet S. 3

Inside Classrooms

2 Teaching for Citizenship in 12th Grade Government Classes Judith L. Pace Pace, Judith L. 25

3 Connecting Diversity, Justice, and Democratic Citizenship: Lessons from an Alternative U.S. History Class Anand R. Marri Marri, Anand R. 58

4 Urban Youth and the Construction of Racialized and Classed Political Identities Kysa Nygreen Nygreen, Kysa 81

5 Service-Learning as a Promising Approach to High School Civic Engagement Susan Root Root, Susan Shelley H. Billig Billig, Shelley H. 107

Inside Schools at Large

6 Democracy's Practice Grounds: The Role of School Governance in Citizenship Education Richard Battistoni Battistoni, Richard 131

7 Civic Development in Context: The Influence of Local Contexts on High School Students' Beliefs about Civic Engagement Ellen Middaugh Middaugh, Ellen Joseph Kahne Kahne, Joseph 157

8 Examining the Treatment of 9/11 and Terrorism in High School Textbooks Diana Hess Hess, Diana Jeremy Stoddard Stoddard, Jeremy Shannon Murto Murto, Shannon 192

In the Community

9 Engaging Urban Youth in Civic Practice: Community-Based Youth Organizations as Alternative Sites for Democratic Education Jennifer O'Donoghue O'Donoghue, Jennifer Ben Kirshner Kirshner, Ben 227

10 To Think, Live, and Breathe Politics: Experiencing Democratic Citizenship in Chicago Janet S. Bixby Bixby, Janet S. 252

11 Epilogue: Citizenship Education in Diverse Settings: Findings, Tensions, and Future Research Judith L. Pace Pace, Judith L. 281

Contributors287

Index 289