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Ravitch, Diane – 1990
The historic events of 1989 changed the political map of the world. Students and workers in China rose up to demand democracy. Democracy bloomed in Chile, Brazil, and other Latin American countries where freely elected governments replaced repressive rulers. Communist dictatorships in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Rumania were…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Civics
Teets, Sharon T. – 1995
The Foxfire approach may be an example of how elementary and secondary students can be prepared by their education to live in a democracy. Core practices of the Foxfire approach include: work initiated by student interest and desire; active involvement in planning, implementing, and evaluating all learning activities; peer teaching and…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy
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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
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Farivar, Sydney – Social Studies Review, 1996
Maintains that citizenship education is at the center of social studies instruction. Asserts that citizenship responsibilities can be taught in the K-12 classroom. Presents three case studies of teachers using classroom techniques to improve student's support for democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Classroom Environment
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DeBolt, Gary P. – Social Science Record, 1994
Asserts that citizenship education has been acknowledged as one of the overarching goals of social studies. Contends that citizenship education and cooperative learning are interrelated concepts and that social studies teachers and students can benefit from using cooperative learning techniques. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning
Caywood, Stephanie; And Others – 1991
The teaching guide and the videotape it complements are designed to help students define and discuss civic responsibilities. The thirty-two minute videotape takes a case-study approach toward understanding civic responsibility. The video identifies some of the attitudes and feelings people have towards problems in American society and then gives…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship, Citizenship Education