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Peer reviewedOpenshaw, Roger – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2000
States that the Education Forum and Enterprise New Zealand Trust took exception to the lack of instruction on New Zealand's European heritage, expressing the curriculum lacked an explanation of capitalism. Reports the New Zealand Federation of Social Studies Associations complained about the lack of emphasis on decision making and critical…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedVanSledright, Bruce A.; Grant, S. G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1994
Maintains that the field of social studies defines its central purpose through endorsements of citizenship education. Reports on three case studies of elementary teachers using Catherine Cornbleth's three types of citizenship education: the illusory, the technical, and the constructive. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedPang, Valerie Ooka; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Connects the concept of diversity to the symbiotic relationship between individuality and community in the United States. Maintains that cultural awareness is a valid and realistic response to global interdependence and changing demographics. Criticizes the notion of ethnic pluralism as a "balkanizing" influence on communities and the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Civics, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedOldendorf, Sandra Brenneman – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1989
Examines the history and vocabularies of the Highlander Folk School (Tennessee), an adult education school emphasizing decision-making, critical thinking, and active citizen participation. Encourages social studies teachers to become aware of their vocabularies, using the Highlander example in the discourse about the nature of knowledge and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aural Learning, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
Peer reviewedBaber, Ceola Ross – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Presents a vision of multicultural education as a validating and inclusive process for non-European ways of knowing. Classifies multicultural education as inclusionary, emancipatory, liberatory, critical, and transformative. Briefly gives examples of each and identifies leading advocates of these approaches. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Civics, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedStone, Lynda – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Advocates a broader conceptualization of citizenship, relying less on Cartesian and Aristotelian precepts, and incorporating postmodern feminist political theory. Identifies three theoretical phases leading to this conceptualization: past for the present, difference out of sameness, and rationality to subjectiveness. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Peer reviewedSears, Alan – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1994
Asserts that social studies in North America has been defined most often as fundamentally concerned with preparing students for participation in civic life. Reviews research and summarizes findings on citizenship education in English Canada since 1988. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Curriculum Design
