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ERIC Number: EJ362231
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Education in the Experience of Being Citizens.
Vasconcellos, John; Murphy, M. Brian
Educational Leadership, v45 n2 p70-73 Oct 1987
Although not reknown for democratic organization, schools must provide experiences that teach what Alexis de Tocqueville called the "habits of the heart," or the sensibilities of democratic responsibility. Citizenship education must engage students in activities demanding both high self-regard and recognition of each person's interdependency with others. (MLH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Cooperation, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: California (San Jose); Tocqueville (Alexis de)