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Parker, Walter C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
Contemplating the root of the word "idiocy" leads the author to explore the challenge that democratic societies face of developing public-minded citizens. The schools, he argues, are the most likely institutions to succeed in that task. Schools in societies that are trying in various ways to be democracies, such as the United States,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Citizenship Education, Democratic Values
