Effective learning of civic skills: Democratic schools succeed in nurturing the critical capacities of students

Educational Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-128

  Dobozy, Eva ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour management; Child image; Citizenship; Civic learning; Generic skills development; Human rights; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247859047     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690601068279     Document Type: Article

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