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ERIC Number: EJ231072
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Citizenship Education for Conflict: An Empirical Assessment of the Relationship between Principled Thinking and Tolerance for Conflict and Diversity.
Eyler, Janet
Theory and Research in Social Education, v8 n2 p11-26 Sum 1980
Describes a study undertaken to determine why citizens who endorse democratic procedural norms in the abstract are unable to apply these norms to unpopular groups or actions. Findings indicated that principled thinkers surpass nonprincipled thinkers in applying democratic principles and that educators should work to facilitate development of civic tolerance in all students. (DB)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Democratic Values, Divergent Thinking, Educational Research, Moral Development, Productive Thinking
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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