{"product_id":"9798216392170","title":"Achieving Common Ground Civic Education and  the Preservation of Self-Government","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAchieving Common Ground\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCivic Education and  the Preservation of Self-Government\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEllen Deitz Tucker | David Tucker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ Methods \u0026amp; Strategies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOur book sits at the intersection of education and politics, as it explains how middle and high school teachers prepare the rising generation of Americans to live as self-governing citizens. The best social studies educators do not only teach the rights and responsibilities of citizens. They also teach habits of civil discourse and critical thinking. In addition, they help students examine the principles that uphold our civic life, as well as the tensions that frequently disrupt it. Our book explains how teachers do this critical work.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Tucker \u003c\/b\u003ebegan working with high school teachers in the early 1990s, teaching seminars in American history. In the early 200s, he wrote the academic portion of the accreditation proposal that established a Master's degree in American history and government for high school teachers. In 2014, he designed and began managing a program of professional development for middle and high school teachers of American history and government that brings  the graduate level education of the Master's program to school districts across America. He still teaches in both programs, taking the opportunity to talk with teachers about their practices. Tucker, who holds a Ph. D. in History from Claremont Graduate University (1982), worked in the U.S. government for 32 years, the last 16 teaching at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. He has published books and articles on national security issues; a book on Thomas Jefferson; and essays on John Quincy Adams. He has edited a range of document collections intended for use by high school teachers of American history and government, including a forthcoming volume on the 1960s and 1970s, accompanied by a concise history of this period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Tucker\u003c\/b\u003e - Ellen Deitz Tucker holds a PhD in English and American literature from Claremont Graduate University. She spent twenty years working for Teaching American History,  a program providing graduate-level content education, along with primary document-based resources, to secondary school teachers of American history and government. As a writer and editor for the program, she helped develop document collections, online historical exhibits, and short historical blogs. While interviewing outstanding social studies teachers and visiting them in their classrooms, she wrote over 150 stories describing their approach to civic education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216392170\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944614494348,"sku":"9798216392170","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216392170","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}