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Gillespie, Judith A.; Mehlinger, Howard D. – Social Education, 1972
Descriptors: Civics, Political Socialization, Politics, School Involvement
Gillespie, Judith A. – 1972
Four interrelated questions in this paper provide a framework for examining the rationale of a model for developing a political laboratory which would fulfill meaningful objectives for civics and government instruction. The first question, why make the school the focus of the laboratory, offers reasons for preferring the school over the classroom…
Descriptors: Activism, Civics, Decision Making, Experiential Learning