Using the Storypath Approach to Make Local Government Understandable

Autor/inn/en	McGuire, Margit E.; Cole, Bronwyn
Titel	Using the Storypath Approach to Make Local Government Understandable
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 99 (2008) 2, S.85-90 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Local Government; Teaching Methods; Role Playing; Elementary School Students; Grade 3; Grade 4; Economically Disadvantaged; Class Activities; Community Characteristics; Municipalities; Teacher Role; Active Learning; Inquiry; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Gemeindeverwaltung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Rollenspiel; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Magistrat; Lehrerrolle; Aktives Lernen
Abstract	Learning about local government seems boring and irrelevant to most young people, particularly to students from high-poverty backgrounds. The authors explore a promising approach for solving this problem, Storypath, which engages students in authentic learning and active citizenship. The Storypath approach is based on a narrative in which students create the setting, become the characters, and then solve the problems presented through the story's plot. The authors describe how a group of students created a small town faced with a proposed shopping mall. Students, in their roles as townspeople--business owners, employees, and elected and appointed officials (mayor, city council members, and planning commission members)--participated in determining what was best for their town. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10