Learning Citizenship : Practical Teaching Strategies for Secondary Schools

The Citizenship curriculum aims to help young people to participate more fully in society through the development of a range of relevant skills and knowledge. This book shows how a variety of teaching strategies can be used to teach citizenship skills across a range of curriculum subjects as well as in Citizenship lessons themselves. Topics covered include:

• developing discussion
• thinking through debate
• addressing controversial issues
• investigating citizenship
• learning through role play
• working in groups
• learning with simulations
• participation.

A lively and practical book which will be invaluable to student teachers and their trainers, Citizenship co-ordinators in schools and advisors across the country. It combines issues of pedagogy with real classroom experiences and demonstrates just how students learn from different teaching strategies.