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ERIC Number: EJ642061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Blending Civic Decency and Civic Literacy.
Lockwood, Alan L.
International Journal of Social Education, v16 n1 p55-61 Spr-Sum 2001
Discusses the central areas of dispute over character education. Outlines an agenda for character education focusing on goals and practices. Addresses appropriate goals for character education proposing that civic literacy be embraced by character education advocates. Argues that character education in practice should adopt a developmental practice for children and adolescents. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Citizenship Education, Civics, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Character Education
Note: Theme issue: Character Education.