The Challenge of Education for Active Citizenship.

Potter, John

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Challenge of Education for Active Citizenship.

Potter, John

Education + Training, v44 n2 p57-66 2002

Discusses a British government report that defines components of citizenship education as social responsibility, community involvement, and political literacy. Presents values to be imparted through citizenship education: autonomy of action, rights with responsibilities, no authority without democracy, cosmopolitan pluralism, and philosophic conservatism. (SK)

Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Politics, Values

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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