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ERIC Number: EJ569363
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Democracy and Difference.
Parker, Walter C.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v25 n2 p220-34 Spr 1997
Argues that, with the increasing diversity of the U.S. population, education needs to respond by figuring out a meaningful way to embrace values of civic unity and cultural diversity at the same time. Discusses problems encountered in addressing diversity within civic education and means to bridge the gap. (DSK)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education, Social Studies, Social Values, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Civic Values