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Hepburn, Mary A. – 1986
A broad survey of democratic political attitudes of United States and West German students was developed jointly by the Governmental Education Division of the Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia and the Bundeszentrale fur politische Bildung in Bonn. This survey sought to probe twelfth-year students' attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Citizenship, Communism, Cross Cultural Studies

Niemi, Richard G.; Hepburn, Mary A. – Perspectives on Political Science, 1995
Maintains that research on political socialization began in the late 1950s and died a premature death in the 1970s. Discusses the field's origins and downfall, and predicts a rebirth in a new and sustainable form. Outlines changes in secondary school political science education and political socialization research in other nations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Course Content, Curriculum Development