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ERIC Number: EJ415762
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Educating for Democracy: The Years Following World War II.
Hepburn, Mary A.
Social Studies, v81 n4 p153-60 Jul-Aug 1990
Discusses the impact on social studies education of events following World War II, including the Cold War and McCarthyism. Examines the professional literature to determine how the emphasis in social studies education changed from stressing broad societal and international goals to rote learning of civic duties. Concludes that after the 1950s, critical thinking was promoted again in the curriculum. (DB)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Social Problems, Social Studies, United States History, World War II
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Cold War; McCarthyism