Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ476703
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
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Helping Teachers Educate for Democracy: Teacher Programs and Institutes.
Bridges, Bob
Social Studies, v84 n5 p202-06 Sep-Oct 1993
Describes the teacher education programs of the Close Up Foundation. Discusses a week-long Washington, D.C., program that brings students and teachers in contact with elected and appointed public officials, lobbyists, and media representatives. Outlines a summer institutes program and an exchange program for U.S. and Japanese teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Instructional Materials, Learning Strategies, Political Issues, Public Affairs Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teacher Exchange Programs, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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