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ERIC Number: EJ387921
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Voting, Political Obligation, and Political Education.
Utter, Glenn H.
Teaching Political Science, v15 n3 p115-21 Spr 1988
Discusses the grounds for political obligation, adapting John Searle's argument about 'promising' to the case of voting. Presents a method for citizenship education which specifies a path to political obligation based upon participation. Concludes that participation, specifically voting, leads to political obligation. (GEA)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Higher Education, Political Science, Secondary Education, Voting
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Political Obligation; Searle (John)
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