Third Graders' Understanding of Core Political Concepts (Law, Nation-State, Government) before and after Teaching

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 346-377

  Berti, Anna Emilia ^a   Andriolo, Alessandra ^b  

^a Dipto Psicol Sviluppo S   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Domain specific knowledge; Political socialization; Political understanding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LOGIC; MALE; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT;

CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LOGIC; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035524081     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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