Critical literacy in support of critical-citizenship education in social studies

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How might social-studies teachers enact critical forms of citizenship education in classrooms and what pedagogies support this? This question is explored in relation to literature about critical citizenship and critical literacy. Also, possibilities for practice are considered and two approaches for critical literacy in social studies are presented: a) using critical questions to engage with texts; and b) focusing on media literacy in relation to current events. It is argued that critical literacy offers a collection of approaches that support justice-oriented, critical-citizenship education in social studies.

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Abbiss, J. (2016). Critical literacy in support of critical-citizenship education in social studies. Set: Research Information for Teachers, 3, 29–35. https://doi.org/10.18296/set.0054
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