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Download full textFreund, Eugene H.; Givner, Donna – 1975
Social control in school situations is a restrictive and constraining process that can take both overt and covert forms. Examples of both overt and unobtrusive control mechanisms include such things as study halls, student council, elementary school door guards, and substitute teachers. The recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance is one ritual of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Conformity, Discipline
Peer reviewedCasburn, Judy – Social Education, 1994
Discusses student projects and learning activities used in an Australian elementary school to teach about the United Nations. Asserts that the students viewed the UN General Assembly as a parliament during a role-playing activity. Describes the role that the school's student council played during the schoolwide project. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
