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- Title
"EVERYONE IN SCHOOL SHOULD BE INVOLVED.".
- Authors
Washington, Elizabeth Yeager; Clark, Mary Ann; Dixon, Andrea L.
- Abstract
This qualitative study examined preservice school counselors' perceptions of the meanings of democracy; their perceptions of the skills, attitudes, and abilities required of citizens within a democratic society; as well as school counselors' potential roles and involvement in democratic citizenship education in public schools. Results were that this set of preservice counselors regarded access, advocacy, and activism as major democratic principles. They expressed that connection to democracy and the larger world, communication of ideas and opinions, and competence with regard to essential democratic skills are necessary skills in democratic citizenship education that school counselors can facilitate. Implications for the involvement of school counselors in democratic citizenship education through the implementation of character education in schools are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DEMOCRACY; MORAL education; CITIZENSHIP education; PUBLIC schools; STUDENT counselors; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Journal of Research in Character Education, 2008, Vol 6, Issue 2, p63
- Publication type
Article