Democracy Renaissance: Civic Education as a Framework for Elementary Education Methods Courses

In conclusion, many questions arose throughout the study, including what constitutes a democratic citizen and what are the best approaches for stressing civic learning that is engaging and relevant to students' lives? Although conclusions describe and define through research and personal beliefs, they ultimately are not about teaching a "truth", but more about showing the students, prospective teachers, and teacher educators "how (they) must go about discovering the truth" (Rousseau, 1952, p.125).

Within this literature review, I will 1) present a foundation of research to support
social studies as civic education, 2) outline the current trends of social studies in
public education, 3) articulate the role of teacher education in the perpetuation of
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