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ERIC Number: EJ549852
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Fostering Civic Virtue: Character Education in the Social Studies.
Social Education, v61 n4 p225-27 Apr-May 1997
Presents the National Council for the Social Studies' position paper on character education. Calls for a renewed effort by social studies educators, schools, and communities to teach character and civic virtue. Argues that students must be offered a combination of instruction and guidance on civic virtue to counter increasing indifference. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Guidelines, Integrity, Law Related Education, Moral Development, Moral Values, Outcomes of Education, Personality Development, Social Studies, Social Values, Teacher Associations
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Council for the Social Studies