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Harber, Clive – Educational Review, 1984
Introduces developments in political education in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s. Suggests that there are different ideologies of political education that are reflected in political party differences. Argues that schools should move from partisan political socialization to a more open form of political education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Political Socialization, Politics
Morrissett, Irving, Ed.; Williams, Ann M., Ed. – 1981
Fifteen articles (and four synthesis chapters) compare and contrast objectives, practices, and problems of social/political education in the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany. Social/political education is interpreted to include that area of pre-university teaching referred to in the United States most often as social studies or…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
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Ross, Alistair – Educational Review, 1984
Young children are capable of fairly sophisticated political concepts. If teachers were more aware of possibilities for early political education and had confidence in their ability to handle such areas, there would be scope for developing curriculum including elements of political education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Political Attitudes, Political Socialization
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Reeves, Frank; Chavannes, Mel – Educational Review, 1984
Discusses the difference between Black disaffection and revolutionary consciousness before going on to examine the attempts that have been made to accommodate Black political aspirations within the educational system and the appropriateness of the kinds of political education the schools offer to Black pupils. (JOW)
Descriptors: Blacks, Political Affiliation, Racial Bias, Young Adults
Plumer, John – Social Studies Teacher, 1981
During the 1970s, socioeconomic changes in Europe and Britain forced the British to reevaluate political education programs. This article describes the design and implementation of new curricula in an environment of severe financial constraints, decreasing classroom size, and teacher reluctance. For journal availability, see SO 509 175. (AM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Political Socialization, Secondary Education, Social Studies
van der Dussen, Michael, Ed.; Hooghoff, Hans, Ed. – 1989
A discussion of the 1988 conference of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) along with a report on the meaning of the IPSA for the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO) are presented in this document. Part 1 includes: general information on the aims, structure, and activities of the IPSA; a description of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Richard – Adult Education (London), 1984
Discusses the development of social and political education, specifically Peace Studies, in Great Britain. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Peace, Political Science, Social Studies
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Starkey, Hugh – Oxford Review of Education, 1999
Examines materials provided to adult, part-time students of the British Open University's language courses and highlights elements of the courses that are explicitly political education. Draws on interviews with course creators to explore cultural content and representations of the target culture. Attempts to make explicit the implicit assumptions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Cohn, Ted – International Journal of Political Education, 1981
Assesses the role of the larger social system in determining policies and objectives of the educational system in the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany. Emphasizes the role of social/political education in trying to relate to recent economic trends such as the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s and the economic crisis of the 1970s.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
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Nicholson, David – Dialogue, 1974
Viewing all students as potential voters, the author asserts the need for including political education in school curricula and suggests the viability, as well as form, of its inclusion. (JH)
Descriptors: Civics, Comparative Education, Political Science, Political Socialization
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Demaine, Jack – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1980
Examines and criticizes theories and arguments in contemporary sociology of education and points out limitations in these theories. Topics discussed include the Labour Party's contributions to educational policy, education and democratic socialism, and political education in the curriculum. For journal availability, see SO 507 999. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Sociology, Higher Education, Political Influences
Homan, Roger – International Journal of Political Education, 1984
Computers set back rather than advance social science education. Social studies, history, and political education have been blown off course by the advent of hardware and are being made to serve the cause of new technology rather than pursue their proper objectives of developing affective and qualitative understanding. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Computers, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Joseph, Stephen – Review of Environmental Education Developments, 1983
Discusses current trends related to out-of-school environmental education programs and the current state of environmental awareness, considering the general areas of environmental work (community involvement, political education, youth participation). Indicates a dramatic increase in the number of programs and a greater appreciation and discussion…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
v8 n4 Apr 79, 1979
Included in this document are five issues of "The Social Science Teacher," the official journal of the Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences. All levels of education are treated. One issue examines a variety of topics including Marxism and education, the High School Geography Project, problems in teaching sociology, social…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Dodds, Anneliese – London Review of Education, 2011
This article examines current debates surrounding British higher education funding from a political economy perspective, drawing on "positive" and "institutionalist" political economy. Adopting the lens of political economy enables a critical assessment of the use of terms drawn from economics by many higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Foreign Countries