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ERIC Number: EJ557582
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Citizens for the 21st Century: Their Public and Private Character.
Branson, Margaret Stimmann
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p26-28 Fall-Win 1997
Reaffirms the responsibilities of social studies teachers to teach character and civic virtue. Identifies a series of public and private character traits that students must learn if democracy is to succeed. These include civility, respect for law, persistence, negotiation and compromise, courage, and tolerance of ambiguity. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Integrity, Interpersonal Relationship, Moral Development, Moral Values, Outcomes of Education, Prosocial Behavior, Quality of Life, Role of Education, Social Development, Social Problems, Social Values, Socialization, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Character Education
Note: Theme issue on "Character Education."