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ERIC Number: EJ677409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Creating Caring and Democratic Communities in Our Classrooms and Schools.
Pohan, Cathy A.
Childhood Education, v79 n6 p369-73 2003
Discusses the challenge of providing preservice teachers with the knowledge and skills needed for effective participation in a democratic society. Focuses on the importance of understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a democracy. Emphasizes citizenship for a democracy, dimensions of effective classroom management and discipline, and seizing every lesson and decision. (SD)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Classroom Environment, Democracy, Democratic Values, Discipline, Elementary Education, Participative Decision Making, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Effective Classroom Management (Elementary)
Note: International Focus Issue: "Teaching for Democracy throughout the World."