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In the United States, there is a long tradition of emphasizing the importance of education for citizenship in a democracy. Within this broad commitment to democratic citizenship education, there are, however, advocates for differing approaches to civic education. In this chapter, I focus on one pedagogical approach by discussing the work of scholars who recommend an issues-centred pedagogy supported by a classroom climate or atmosphere that encourages student discussion.
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Hahn, C.L. (2011). Issues-Centred Pedagogy and Classroom Climate for Discussion: A View from the United States. In: Kennedy, K.J., Lee, W.O., Grossman, D.L. (eds) Citizenship Pedagogies in Asia and the Pacific. CERC Studies in Comparative Education, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0744-3_15
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