Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ433654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
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A Report from Eastern Europe.
Ravitch, Diane
Social Studies, v82 n2 p49-55 Mar-Apr 1991
Presents a paper delivered in Poland in 1989 and in five additional Eastern European cities in 1990. Defines democracy and suggests ways to teach about democratic government. Explores education's role in a democracy. Encourages student participation in student government, classroom discussion, community service, and research projects to give them experience in democratic practices and to teach democratic values. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Democratic Values, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Government (Administrative Body), Learning Activities, Role of Education, Student Participation, Student Projects, Student Volunteers, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Europe; Poland
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