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The State-Conspiracy Model of Political Socialization.
Homan, Roger – International Journal of Political Education, 1980
This essay reviews the political socialization literature and the assumptions underlying the theory that political socialization, formal and informal, is sponsored by the state to reinforce its stability and social order. The author argues that family influence and enlightened self-interest are strong, independent factors in personal political…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Family Influence
The Current Conditions of Those Involved in Ideological and Political Education of College and University Students, and a Proposal.
Li, Zhixiang; And Others – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1989
Surveys the role of political and ideological education leaders among university students in China. Reports a study done at Beijing University that measured the amount of political education received by political leaders and measured opinions about political education work. Suggestions are proposed to improve attitudes concerning political…
Descriptors: Communism, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Ideology
A Survey of Teacher Attitudes of the German Democratic Republic to War and Peace and Their Perceptions and Misperceptions of Canadian Students.
Weiss, Alan Z. – 1988
Forty teachers attending a summer institute in East Germany in August of 1987 were given a questionnaire concerning their attitudes towards the German Democratic Republic and their opinions, perceptions, and misperceptions of Canadian students. The questionnaire was applied in Zwickau, East Germany at a small pedagogical college. Teachers were…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Students' Attitudes toward Socialism, Nationalism, and Perestroika.
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McKeehan, Irina V. – Russian Education and Society, 1993
Analyzes the results of sociological surveys conducted among thousands of students in higher education institutions in Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union. Compares and contrasts student attitudes about such topics as economics, democratic values, ethnic groups, education, and students' perception of the future. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Democratic Values, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Generations and Social Movements of the 60's and 70's.
Willis, John – 1977
This paper offers an explanation for the rise of radical, social movement activity among youth in the United States in the 1960s and for the decline of such activity in the 1970s. Mannheim's theory on generations is used to explain this phenomenon. Mannheim argued that the major historical events of an era will profoundly shape the political and…
Descriptors: Activism, Antisocial Behavior, Civil Rights, Dissent
Social Movements, Civil Society, and Radical Adult Education. Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series.
Holst, John D. – 2002
This book explores the relationship between adult education and social change and argues that it is vital for all adult educators to continuously engage radical theory in their teaching, reassess radical adult education's doubting and abandonment of the Marxist tradition in favor of postmodernism and radical pluralism, and seek to reinject the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Citizen Participation
Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education. Possibilities for Transformative Action. Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Training.
Mayo, Peter – 1999
This book examines the ideas of Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire regarding radical education and adult education's role in the struggle for liberation from oppression. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the following topics: Gramsci and Freire's theories; publications about both men in the adult education literature; and the principles of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Change Agents