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ERIC Number: EJ523759
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Teaching Collaborative Skills to Enhance the Development of Effective Citizens.
Fertig, Gary
Southern Social Studies Journal, v21 n1 p53-64 Fall 1995
Proposes that collaborative small group work can serve as a model for transmitting democratic values and facilitating citizenship education in the classroom. Presents an example of a class divided into teams, arguing selected positions on immigration, and arriving at a written policy. Includes list of collaborative skills to be taught. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Experiential Learning, Group Activities, Humanistic Education, Learning Activities, Prosocial Behavior, Small Group Instruction, Student Participation, Values Clarification, Values Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Collaborative Skills