Finding Common Ground: Citizenship Education in a Pluralistic Democracy.

Metzger, Devon

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ERIC Number: EJ648707

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Finding Common Ground: Citizenship Education in a Pluralistic Democracy.

Metzger, Devon

American Secondary Education, v30 n2 p14-32 Spr 2002

Describes citizenship education program for achieving common ground in a multicultural society that emphasizes religious liberty in American democracy protected by the First Amendment. Includes five areas: conflict resolution, consensus building, religion in the curriculum, teacher education, and religious expression in public schools. (Contains 13 references.) (PKP)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Religious Education, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Access Act 1984; First Amendment

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