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ERIC Number: EJ322780
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Teaching about Human Rights: The Importance of Realism.
Lefever, Ernest W.
Social Education, v49 n6 p484-87 Sep 1985
When teachers raise the subject of human rights, they must do so in a realistic manner that takes into account the complexities involved. To teach this topic sentimentally or superficially is to mislead young citizens about the nature of world politics and foreign policy. (RM)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Policy, Realism, Teaching Methods, Terrorism, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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