Voting, Political Obligation, and Political Education.

Utter, Glenn H.

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ERIC Number: EJ387921

Record Type: Journal

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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