Civic education: What schools can do to encourage civic identity and action

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-103

  Youniss, James ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 79956099929     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2011.560814     Document Type: Article

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