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ERIC Number: EJ496940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Can Student Perceptions Be Used to Improve Citizenship Education?
Dynneson, Thomas L.; And Others
International Journal of Social Education, v9 n1 p98-104 Spr-Sum 1994
Discusses the role of citizenship education from the post-World War II period to the present. Finds that social studies teachers may not be providing students with participatory experiences such as community projects, even though research indicates that these activities encourage civic participation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Class Activities, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, History Instruction, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Projects, Teacher Student Relationship, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Columbia University NY Teachers College; Detroit Public Schools MI
Note: Theme issue topic: "Cultural Literacy."