Civic Education: A Search for Virtue.

Harkness, Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ498355

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Publication Date: 1994

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Civic Education: A Search for Virtue.

Harkness, Kathleen

New England Journal of History, v51 n2 p68-71 Fall 1994

Asserts that, after reviewing current literature on civic education and reading William J. Bennett's "The Book of Virtues," students should learn more about the values, virtues, and literature that has had a positive influence on society. Concludes that the diminished common core of knowledge and values has had a negative impact on society. (CFR)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, History Instruction, Human Relations, Moral Values, Multicultural Education, Social Attitudes, Social Behavior, Social Values, United States History

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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