Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Teacher educators from six states invited their social studies methodology students to complete an abbreviated version of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Naturalization Test. The preservice teachers were also asked to share their conceptions of citizenship and evaluate the naturalization test. The findings from this study indicated that although this sample of preservice teachers had limited conceptions of citizenship, most were able to get a satisfactory score on the test. The authors discuss the implications of these results and suggest ways to broaden citizenship education in teacher preparation programs.

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This article was originally published in the journal Action in Teacher Education. Copyright © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

The post-peer-reviewed version is posted here with the permission of the author.

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