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ERIC Number: EJ133592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Open Schools and Citizenship Education Through Involvement in the Community
Stillman, Susan; Jordan, Barbara
Social Education, 40, 3, 168-71, Mar 76
Examines how the objectives of open schools and those of contemporary social studies are similar in trying to make the individual a functioning member of society with a high level of participation. One is to guide the children in learning activities that emerge from their own interests and involve the community as a resource and a laboratory. (Author/JR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Resources, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Open Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
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