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Information, Values and Action in the Study of Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

Louise K. Comfort
Louise K. Comfort*
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San Jose State University
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Every teacher, walking into a classroom, is confronted with the existential question of “what, specifically, am I to accomplish with this particular group of students, in this particular period of time, within the constraints and possibilities of a university learning context?” Dimly, the awareness grows that this particular 50-minute class every Monday, Wednesday, Friday over the next fifteen weeks may constitute the “political education” for a group of entry level participants in our democratic political system. What is it that these students need to learn, what skills are most appropriate for them to acquire, what bases for political action, if any, is it possible for them to develop in a university course?

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Research Article
Information
News for Teachers of Political Science , Volume 35 , Fall 1982 , pp. 1 - 17
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1982

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