Teaching democracy: The role of political science education

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 509-524

  Sloam, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democracy; Education; Political science

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EDUCATION; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PROCESS; POLITICAL THEORY; TEACHING;

EID: 47949123183     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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