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ERIC Number: EJ522279
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Expanding Conceptions of Community and Civic Competence for a Multicultural Society.
Pang, Valerie Ooka; And Others
Theory and Research in Social Education, v23 n4 p302-31 Fall 1995
Connects the concept of diversity to the symbiotic relationship between individuality and community in the United States. Maintains that cultural awareness is a valid and realistic response to global interdependence and changing demographics. Criticizes the notion of ethnic pluralism as a "balkanizing" influence on communities and the nation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Civics, Community Involvement, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Public Service, Racial Discrimination, Social Integration, Social Responsibility
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Ellison (Ralph); Franklin (John Hope)