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Download full textBahmueller, Charles F. – 1992
"CIVITAS" is a curriculum framework that specifies core ideas for civic education in the U.S. constitutional democracy. It reviews what adults should know and be able to do to as effective citizens. CIVITAS was developed by the Center for Civic Education in cooperation with the Council for the Advancement of Citizenship and with support…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedBahmueller, Charles F. – Social Studies Review, 1995
Applauds the adoption of National Standards in Civics and Government as necessary and overdue. Briefly describes the consensus-building process that produced the standards. Contains a list of the five significant questions asked, along with guidelines for classroom implementation of the standards. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
