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ERIC Number: EJ346024
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Populism, School Prayer, and the Courts: Confessions of an Expert Witness.
Melton, Gary B.
New Directions for Child Development, n33 p63-73 Fall 1986
Summarizes author's expert witness testimony in West Virginia court case (1985) involving prayer in public schools. Covers the constitutional issue of separation of church and state, the specific issue of school prayer, the particular law under legal challenge, and the perceptions of a Catholic boy and a Jewish girl directly affected. (NH)
Descriptors: Bias, Childrens Rights, Civil Rights, Democratic Values, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Influence, Public Schools, State Church Separation, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Populism; Religious Freedom; School Prayer