Democratic Teaching in BYU’s American Heritage Course: Teaching Citizenship While Improving Learning

Authors

Olivia Dahl, Brigham Young University
Dr. J. Gary Daynes, Brigham Young University

Keywords

democratic teaching, American Heritage, citizenship, educators

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

Democratic teaching is a topic that is popular among educators. What it essentially means is that students are given opportunities to choose how and possibly what they learn. A major concern in the social sciences is how well schools and universities are preparing students to become responsible and contributing citizens. Dr. J. Gary Daynes and his staff considered these two issues-democratic education and teaching citizenship-in designing the curriculum and teaching methods of an experimental section of American Heritage at BYU in the Winter Semester of 2000.

Recommended Citation

Dahl, Olivia and Daynes, Dr. J. Gary (2013) "Democratic Teaching in BYU’s American Heritage Course: Teaching Citizenship While Improving Learning," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 341.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/341