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ERIC Number: EJ540252
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Political Education in the Former German Democratic Republic.
Dumas, Wayne; Dumas, Alesia
Social Studies, v87 n5 p197-202 Sep-Oct 1996
Investigates civic education curricular reform in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). Discusses the problems inherent in reforming an entire educational system, from textbooks to teachers, originally designed for Marxist-Leninist purposes. Examines the German state educational structure and the role that the main political parties play in this process. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Marxism, Role of Education, Social Change, Social Studies, Socialization, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Germany