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ERIC Number: EJ145487
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Judging the President's Decisions: A Critical Citizenship Skill
Barger, Harold M.
Social Education, 40, 6, 379-84, Oct 76
Suggestions are given for teaching students to be constructive, critical assessors of presidential decision making. The "benign leader" image presented in traditional textbooks is criticized, and a decision-making model and source materials are suggested for guiding students' discussions. (AV)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Presidents, Resource Materials, Social Problems, Social Studies, Textbook Evaluation
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