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ERIC Number: EJ620651
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Civic Organizing and the Renewal of Public Education. Point of View.
Massengale, Tony; Michels, Peg
Social Education, v64 n1 p53-54 Jan-Feb 2000
Explains that society is not organized around the practice of citizenship. Discusses how civic renewal can occur within institutions and for individuals by focusing on people as civic leaders, the practice of citizenship, and emphasizing democratic citizenship. Describes civic organizing initiatives in California and Minnesota. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Role of Education, Social Change, Social Environment, Social Studies, State Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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