Journal Articles & Databases

TROVE

Trove is a database dedicated to digitising collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives. Here you can find newspapers, Government Gazettes, maps, pictures, photographs, interviews, letters, diaries and more.

You can access and search for materials associated with Australian democracy via the CSU library. Try using the keywords “democracy” and “politics.”

INFORMIT ONLINE

INFORMIT ONLINE is a database containing credible current and hard to find information on education that has been expert-curated and peer reviewed.

You can access and search for materials associated with Australian democracy and educational tools for teachers via the CSU library. Try using the keywords “democracy” and “teacher resources.”

Recommended Articles 

The practice of Civics and Citizenship Education in New South Wales primary schools

This article’s aim is to provide an understanding of civics and citizenship education in NSW primary schools, analysing the data from curriculum documents, interviews with school staff members and classroom observations.

Neoh, J. Y. (2019). The practice of Civics and Citizenship Education in New South Wales primary schools. Camperdown NSW: University of Sydney.

Learning and exploring the concept of citizenship

This article examines learning in civics and citizenship at year levels 3,5, 7 and 9 – particularly students who live in public housing, speak another language at home and analyses their understanding of citizenship, as a reference for future teaching and learning activities.

Dudgeon, P. (2009), Learning and exploring the concept of citizenship. Ethos, 17(2), 14-17. https://search-informit-com-au.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/fullText;dn=177089;res=AEIPT

Discovering democracy through resource based learning

This article shows how resource based learning can help teachers familiarise and support their classroom teaching in planning lessons for discovering democracy and civics education. The article also advises how to teach students the skills of information literacy.

Murray, J. (2003) Discovering democracy through resource based learning. Access, 17(2), 20-22. https://search-informit-com-au.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/fullText;dn=127747;res=AEIPT7