Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ638999
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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What Adolescents Know About Citizenship and Democracy.
Torney-Purta, Judith
Educational Leadership, v59 n4 p45-50 Dec 2001-Jan 2002
Discusses results of international study to determine what 14-year-olds in the United States and several other countries know and understand about citizenship, government, and the law. Reveals gaps in U.S. students' civic knowledge and participation. Calls for greater emphasis on civic education in schools. (PKP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Laws, Politics, Student Attitudes, Voting
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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