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Within These Many Lies the American One: Multiculturalism, Citizenship Training, and the Construction of an American "Paideia."

The idea of an American "paideia" (an ideal national public culture) is implicit in U.S. civic education and citizenship training. The role of schools in producing a particular type of character capable of sustaining the democratic regime has long been recognized and democratic principles have long guided civic education policy.

• Author/Creator: Davis, Terri B.
• Date Published: 09-00
• Notes: Connect to the catalog at the library of the University of Colorado at Boulder. English Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (94th, Boston, MA, September 3-6, 1998). Document (RIE) 120 Opinion Papers; 150 Speeches/Meeting Papers EDRS: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
• Year: 1998

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Educators
• Subject: Citizenship Responsibility
• Subject: Cultural Awareness
• Subject: Cultural Pluralism

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