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ERIC Number: EJ315991
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Indoctrination and the Study of Social Problems: A Re-Examination of the 1930s Debate in "The Social Frontier."
Shermis, S. Samuel; Barth, James L.
Social Education, v49 n3 p190-93 Mar 1985
The arguments put forth in the 1930s against indoctrination in American education from the standpoints of the social reconstructionists and of the followers of the Bode-Hullfish position are presented. The only viable alternative to indoctrination was seen to be the study of social problems. These views continue to shape classroom practice. (RM)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Problems, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Boyd (Bode); Dewey (John); Hullfish (Gordon); Indoctrination; Social Reconstructionists