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50 Years of ERIC
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Education for Century Twenty-One as an Age of Maturity.
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Boulding, Kenneth E. – Social Studies, 1992
Discusses the nature of the mind and education. Suggests that society learns more from mistakes than from simply replicating the mind of the teacher in the students. Expresses hope that the next century will be one of maturity in which society is able to see that old knowledge no longer applies to a changing world. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Costs, Educational Finance, Error Correction
A Report from Eastern Europe.
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Ravitch, Diane – Social Studies, 1991
Presents a paper delivered in Poland in 1989 and in five additional Eastern European cities in 1990. Defines democracy and suggests ways to teach about democratic government. Explores education's role in a democracy. Encourages student participation in student government, classroom discussion, community service, and research projects to give them…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Civil Liberties