Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ558872
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Diverting Democracy: The Curriculum Standards Movement and Social Studies Education.
Ross, E. Wayne
International Journal of Social Education, v11 n1 p18-39 Spr-Sum 1996
Maintains that the debate over the social studies curriculum has been heavily influenced by a small group of conservative foundations, academics, and the federal government. These groups work toward creating an ideological consensus that promotes a national identity and strives to preserve European American dominant culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Conservatism, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, National Standards, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, Public Opinion, Role of Education, Social Studies, Social Values, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Teachers
Language: English
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