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ERIC Number: EJ440206
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-4675
Creating a Civic Climate in the Schools: An Interview With Ernest L. Boyer.
Murchland, Bernard
Social Studies Texan, v7 n2 p60-61 Sum 1991
Presents an interview with Ernest L. Boyer. Describes approaches to improving civic education. Identifies student passivity as the primary obstacle. Urges greater scrutiny of the information that teachers present to students. Proposes placing that information in historical, social, and ethical perspectives and integrating and applying it. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Alienation, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Boyer (Ernest L); Passivity