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Mertz, Gayle – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Presents a secondary school lesson on cumulative voting in political elections. Encourages students to recognize the controversial nature of linking cultural diversity and voting rights. Includes learning objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and a student handout. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Elections

Levesque, Roger J. R. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1998
States that resistance to human-rights principles derives from cultural views of life. Explains that the debate about human rights tends to be framed in terms of either a universal or relative standard of how countries should treat their citizens and how the citizens should treat one another. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Civil Liberties, Cultural Influences, Culture

Williams, Mary Louise – Update on Law-Related Education, 1993
Argues that law-related education should prepare students to be able to debate global environmental issues. Discusses overpopulation, water quality, and species extinction. Concludes that law-related education's critical contribution may be to prepare citizens to balance competing interests and make decisions that promote the common good. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education

Bartlit, Nancy; And Others – Update on Law-Related Education, 1993
Describes the origin, development, and operation of a New Mexico citizen's action group in its efforts to prevent air and water pollution. Concludes that nongovernmental groups can play an important role in educating citizens and shaping public policy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Activism, Air Pollution, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role

Euston, Stanley R. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1993
Asserts that the concept of a sustainable future for the United States is closely bound with the fate of the environment. Calls for a national dialog in which social values and social responsibility become important components of citizenship responsibility. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Educational Objectives