Literacy, Democracy, and the Pledge of Allegiance

Discusses a child's experiences in developing a petition (with the assistance of friends, siblings, parents, and reference librarians) to protest mandatory participation in recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Suggests that the relations between literacy and democracy are complex and mediate...

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Published in:Language arts 1993-12, Vol.70 (8), p.655-658
Main Authors: BLOOME, DAVID, BLOOMEKATZ, RACHEL, SANDER, PETRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen Participation
Citizenship Responsibility
Democracy
Democratic Values
Education
Educators
Elementary Education
Family Literacy
Learning
Legal judgments
Literacy
Literary genres
Petitions
School principals
Signatures
Social factors
State law
Student Participation
Teachers
Writing instruction
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Summary:Discusses a child's experiences in developing a petition (with the assistance of friends, siblings, parents, and reference librarians) to protest mandatory participation in recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Suggests that the relations between literacy and democracy are complex and mediated by many social, personal, and institutional factors. (RS)
ISSN:0360-9170
1943-2402
DOI:10.58680/la199324750