Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ549867
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
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Taking the Fizz out of Citizenship Education.
Couture, Jean-Claude
Canadian Social Studies, v31 n3 p135-37 Spr 1997
Asks the question: To what can teachers realistically expect students to be committed in the field of citizenship education when governments are consistently cutting back on their own involvement in public life? Concludes that principles of community and social justice remain valid and relevant to young people. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Community, Community Role, Consciousness Raising, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Moral Issues, Political Power, Power Structure, Public Support, Role of Education, Secondary Education, Social Action, Social Responsibility, Social Stratification, Social Studies, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Attitudes, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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