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Character Education and the Performance of Citizenship in Glee
- Children's Literature
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 41, 2013
- pp. 1-27
- 10.1353/chl.2013.0004
- Article
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The television show Glee exemplifies ongoing conflicts in approaches to character education in America, and raises questions about what kinds of future citizens Americans want in the post-recession era. The students negotiate between the individualist ambition of the American Dream and a more inclusive, supportive ethic of community.