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ERIC Number: EJ558874
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Democracy and Public Schooling.
Spring, Joel
International Journal of Social Education, v11 n1 p48-58 Spr-Sum 1996
Asserts that the representative form of government and the public schools in the United States are not supportive of democracy. Argues that the democratic features of representative government envisioned by the writers of the Constitution were undermined by the growth of the nation's population. Recommends some political and educational alternatives. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Dream, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom, Government (Administrative Body), Governmental Structure, Ideology, Political Power, Population Growth, Power Structure, Public Education, Resistance to Change, Role of Education, Social Studies, Socialization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United States Constitution