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ERIC Number: EJ312829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Reference Count: 0
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Education for Democratic Participation: Democratic Values and the Nuclear Freeze Campaign.
Wood, George H.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v12 n4 p39-56 Win 1985
Participatory democracy should replace protectionist democracy as the organizing principle for civic education. An outline of a curriculum for democratic participation is presented. One facet of this curriculum, the teaching of democratic values, is examined in detail through the example of a study of the nuclear freeze movement. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Democracy, Dissent, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Nuclear Warfare, Social Action, Social Change, Teaching Methods, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Nuclear Freeze