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ERIC Number: EJ426383
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
A Final Response: Searching for the Middle.
Parker, Walter C.
Social Education, v55 n1 p27-28,65 Jan 1991
Comments that the National Commission on the Social Studies report, "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century," (1989) failed to fully explore citizenship requirements of democracy. Argues that social studies at all levels should promote student analysis of controversial public issues and develop students' understanding of pluralism and democratic principles. (NL)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States History, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Charting a Course Social Studies for 21st Century; National Comm for Social Studies in the Schools
Note: For related documents, see SO 521 519-525 and SO 521 987-988.