Educating the "good" citizen: Political choices and pedagogical goals

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Westheimer, Joel ^a   Kahne, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 2442531805     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096504004160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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