Resource Title
Democracy Rules: An electoral education resource
Summary
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has played a significant role in the advocacy and support of civics and citizenship education with a particular focus on building electoral literacy and encouraging future participation in Australian electoral processes. In recent years, the Australian Curriculum has been developed and has specified the teaching and learning of civics and citizenship education as a core part of the curriculum in all Australian states and territories. For this reason, the AEC has worked with Education Services Australia to update Democracy rules: An electoral education resource. The book aims to explain these facts and themes in an engaging manner and to make a worthy contribution to what might be described as the ‘democratic life experience’ of young students.
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Description
This guide is a useful resource that helps teachers equip with background knowledge of elections so they can confidently lead students in an exploration of Australian electoral and voting systems. It also offers appealing, engaging and accessible material that teachers can use for explaining the key concepts and functions of Australian electoral and voting systems in the classroom. The books also support the teaching and learning of the Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship. Packed with illustrations, activities, work assignments and more, the guidebook can be used as a complimentary teacher guide for engaging students in the electoral processes. While it is focused on Australia and the Australian curriculum, there is still a lot of relevant information for the Irish context
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