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ERIC Number: EJ490101
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Developing Democratic Citizens: The Mississippi Freedom Schools as a Model for Social Studies Instruction.
Chilcoat, George W.; Ligon, Jerry A.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v22 n2 p128-75 Spr 1994
Reviews the social studies goal of citizenship education. Describes the goals, instructional techniques, evaluation methods, and classroom management strategies used in the Mississippi Freedom Schools during the middle 1960s. Contends that these schools could be used as a model for effective social studies instruction today. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black History, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom Schools, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mississippi; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee