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ERIC Number: EJ525460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0574
The National Standards for Civics: A Backbone for School Curricula?
Stotsky, Sandra
Journal of Education, v176 n3 p29-38 1994
Views the 1994 national civics standards document as a challenging frame of vital themes and questions for school curricula in the humanities and social sciences. The author considers why this set of standards may be the most important one for schools and why they may be the most difficult to implement, even by motivated school administrators. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Civics, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanities, Kindergarten, Political Issues, Public Schools, Social Sciences
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Civics and Government Standards
Note: Theme issue topic: "National Learning Standards: Problems and Prospects."