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ERIC Number: EJ290718
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Understanding the U.S.A.
Adler, Mortimer J.
Journal of Teacher Education, v34 n6 p35-37 Nov-Dec 1983
Implications for citizenship education in "The Paideia Proposal" and "Paideia Problems and Possibilities" are discussed. Teacher education should develop skills necessary for the Socratic method of seminar discussion and require readings of historical documents such as the "Declaration of Independence." (PP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Reading Material Selection, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Paideia Proposal