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ERIC Number: EJ315992
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Commitment to Values and the Study of Social Problems in Citizenship Education.
Shaver, James P.
Social Education, v49 n3 p194-97 Mar 1985
The authors take issue with the Shermis and Barth position that indoctrination in American education is wrong (Social Education, March 1985), arguing that they have misunderstood the issue and that the imposition of certain democratic values and processes does not conflict with the goals of reflective inquiry. (RM)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Problems, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Barth (James L); Indoctrination; Shermis (Samuel S)