Democratic education across school types: Evidence for the U.S. from NHES99
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Action for Democratic Education
A subtle, yet noticeable, shift is occurring in recent debates over the reform of public schooling. In response to the reform reports of 1983 which stressed the need for schools to prepare workers, more recent reports have instead focused upon the preparation of citizens—in particular, the preparation of democratic citizens.* This new wave of proposals echoes a traditional resistance against th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: education policy analysis archives
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1068-2341
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v12n43.2004