Education for responsible citizenship :  the report of the National Task Force on Citizenship Education. 

 - New York :  McGraw Hill Education,  c1977 
 - Ix, 230 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>1. recommendations for strengthening civic education -- 2. the total educational environment -- 3. political and social purpose of education -- 4. historical perspective on civic education in united states -- 5. the crisis in civic education -- 6. rationale for a new emphasis on citizenship education -- 7. the implications of Lawrence Kohlberg's research for civic education -- 8. citizenship education through participation -- 9. citizen participation: lessons for citizenship education -- 10. the role and responsibility of television in civic education -- 11. alternative approaches to citizenship education: a search  for authenticity -- 12. the crisis of global transformation, interdependence, and the schools. 
<br/><br/> In early 1975, the Danforth and Kettering foundations formed a joint initiative designed to improve the knowledge and education of children and youth in the principles of citizenship and to increase their responsibility for playing a heightened role in the affairs of government and public institutions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>70460957 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CITIZENSHIP
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H 62 .E38 1977