Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Fri, 21 Jul 1995 10:44:55 -0700 (PDT)
originally posted to the Civnet list
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 09:45:53 -0400
>From: Peter Levine <PLEVINE@puafmail.umd.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list CIVNET <CIVNET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Subject: education for civil society
My colleagues and I are wondering:
1. Have some primary and secondary schools instituted programs to prepare
students for life in civil society? These programs would differ from
"civics" or "citizenship education" classes whose purpose is to teach
students about government.
2. Are there schools in which standard offerings (e.g., language-arts
courses, extracurricular activities) are deliberately organized as
education for civil society, and described as such?
3. When teachers use terms like "civics" and "citizenship education,"
what do they mean? Do they merely think of government and political
rights and responsibilities, or do they also think of civil society,
private organizations, community life, and so on?
We would be very grateful for answers to any of these three questions.
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