Reassessing the Social Studies Curriculum: Promoting Critical Civic Engagement in a Politically Polarized, Post-9/11 World [Paperback]

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 dramatically changed many aspects of American society, and the ramifications of that horrific event are still impacting the domestic and foreign policies of the United States. Yet, fifteen years after 9/11an event that was predicted to change the scope of public education in the United Stateswe find that the social studies curriculum remains virtually the same as before the attacks. For a discipline charged with developing informed citizens prepared to enter a global economy, such curricular stagnation makes little sense. This book, which contains chapters from many leading scholars within the field of social studies education, both assesses the ways in which the social studies curriculum has failed to live up to the promises of progressive citizenship education made in the wake of the attacks and offers practical advice for teachers who wish to encourage a critical understanding of the post-9/11 global society in which their students live.Wayne Journell is an associate professor of secondary social studies education and secondary teacher education program coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include the teaching of politics and political processes in secondary education.

Featuring some of the most important leaders in social studies education, Reassessing the Social Studies Curriculum brings into focus the state of civic education and the construction of citizenship and national identity in post-9/11 United States. At different points historical, empirical, and critical, this book is an important and poignant read for anyone teaching social studies amidst the seemingly endless U.S. War in the Middle East. Wayne Au, University of Washington Bothell

Why hasnt social studies education evolved since the events of September 11, 2011? What principles, philosophies, and instructional approaches could guide educators grappling with teaching about 9/11 in critical, clÃ4