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ERIC Number: EJ419173
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Democratic Values and Their Development.
Meyer, John R.
Social Studies, v81 n5 p197-201 Sep-Oct 1990
Traces historical precedents of values development and citizenship education in the United States and Canada. Proposes a framework for democratic values education. Explores teaching methods and classroom environments that promote democratic citizenship education. Exhorts social studies educators to integrate teaching and learning in citizenship education, infusing values that will sustain democracy. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Classroom Environment, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Modeling (Psychology), Prosocial Behavior, Social Studies, Social Values, Socialization, Teacher Influence, Teacher Role, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada