Country Report: Civics Courses in the German Democratic Republic (GDR): A Case Study in the History of Curriculum and Educational Research

Country Report: Civics Courses in the German Democratic Republic (GDR): A Case Study in the History of Curriculum and Educational Research

Civics courses in the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) were intended to educate students to become socialist personalities. The didactical and ideological structure of the course, however, created internal contradictions that turned civics into an “impossible” course. This case stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benita Blessing, Tilman Grammes, Henning Schluss
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bielefeld University 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Social Science Education
Subjects:
Civics
teachers
students
education
teaching
practice
learning
reception
indoctrination
German Democratic Republic
Marxism-Leninism
opposition
methodology
didactics
pedagogy
multi-perspective
Online Access:http://www.jsse.org/2012/2012-2/pdf/Blessing-et-al-JSSE-2-2012.pdf

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