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ERIC Number: EJ644019
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Democracy.gov? Thomas Jefferson, the Internet, and the Future of American Democracy. Surfing the Net.
Risinger, C. Frederick
Social Education, v64 n5 p305-07 Sep 2000
States that a current challenge to the meaning of democracy is now being posed by the Internet and other forms of modern technology. Discusses the issue of teledemocracy, or cyberdemocracy and the issues that surface because of teledemocracy. Lists Web sites that teachers can use when discussing teledemocracy in the classroom. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Democracy, Democratic Values, Futures (of Society), Internet, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teacher Role, Technology, United States History, Voting
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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