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Leavitt, Lynda, Ed.; Wisdom, Sherrie, Ed.; Leavitt, Kelly, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
As the world becomes more globalized, student populations in university settings will continue to grow in diversity. To ensure students develop the cultural competence to adapt to new environments, universities and colleges must develop policies and programs to aid in the progression of cultural acceptance and understanding. "Cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Competence, Teaching Methods, Higher Education
Chuska, Jeffrey D. – Teaching Political Science, 1985
The purpose of this essay is to show a way that college students can be brought to understand that it is in their interest to be good citizens of a good regime. Aristotle's formulations of distributive justice as they appear in his "Nicomachean Ethics" and "Politics" are used in the discussion. (RM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Higher Education
Rothkop, Carol Z. – Teacher, 1976
Provides a collection of election teaching ideas from various national political contests and a list of research and activity suggestions covering a wide range of interests and age and ability levels that will help students learn more about how our system of government operates. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Elections, Elementary School Students, Guidelines

Baker, Patricia E. – Social Science Record, 1984
A teacher-developed moral dilemma that can be used to help elementary students make judgments based on values of civic responsibility is presented. Teachers can use the dilemma as a model for developing other dilemmas relevant to their students and schools. (RM)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education

White, Charles S. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1985
A conception of citizen decision making based on participatory democratic theory is most likely to foster effective citizenship. An examination of social studies traditions suggests that reflective thinking as a teaching method is congenial to this conception. Simulation gaming is a potentially powerful instructional strategy for supporting…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Critical Thinking
Bringle, Robert G., Ed.; Games, Richard, Ed.; Malloy, Edward A., Ed. – 1999
This collection of 10 essays focuses on the role of colleges and universities as engaged citizens seeking to better their communities. The essays include: (1) "Colleges and Universities as Citizens: Issues and Perspectives" (Robert G. Bringle, Richard Games, and Edward A. Malloy); (2) "Ernest L. Boyer: Colleges and Universities as Citizens"…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, College Role, Colleges, Community Responsibility
Quigley, Charles N., Ed.; Bahmueller, Charles, Ed. – 1991
CIVITAS is a curriculum framework that sets forth a set of national goals to be achieved in a civic education curriculum, primarily for K-12 public and private schools. It is a framework that proposes to specify the knowledge and skills needed by citizens to perform their roles in U.S. democracy. There are two major sections in the framework. It…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Curriculum Development

Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1978
This guide was designed for teachers to help students recognize and develop their responsibilities to society. The concepts focused on include: respect for citizenship, respect for people of other cultures, respect for people of all ages, respect for people who have a handicap, respect for work, respect for being a wise consumer, and respect for…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility

Diem, Richard A.; And Others – Social Education, 1992
Discusses challenges facing secondary social studies teachers in attempting to develop in learning disabled students an awareness of civic rights and responsibilities. Summarizes research on adolescents with learning problems into demands of work habits, knowledge acquisition, and expression. Describes the strategies intervention model for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Mainstreaming

McKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Advocates adapting the structural and pedagogical principles of whole language learning to social studies instruction. Specifically recommends focusing on the meaning of citizenship instead of its component parts, allowing students to make choices, and connecting citizenship education to developmental growth. Briefly discusses approaches to avoid.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education
Gottlieb, Stephen S. – 1992
This ERIC digest presents a rationale for teaching students about their rights and responsibilities as citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Social studies teachers have a special role in shaping the lives of young citizens and influencing whether students become politically involved adults. Specific constitutional rights such as the right of a…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties
Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies, Waltham. – 1989
Social studies programs have not received the attention they deserve in the last decade. This document is meant to help Massachusetts school districts strengthen the teaching of social studies at all grade levels. The rationale section offers direction about the need for and the primary purpose of social studies education, namely citizen…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary School Curriculum

Braun, Joseph A., Jr. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Recommends teaching students to recognize bias in news reports and how personal preferences infringe on objective judgment. Provides two class activities designed to help students understand this concept. Uses the Cinderella story from three cultures and group discussion to illustrate this technique. (NL)
Descriptors: Bias, Childrens Literature, Citizenship Responsibility, Class Activities
Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA. – 1990
This teacher's curriculum guide is designed to help high school teachers guide students to develop a better understanding of difficult issues raised by questions of justice. It is hoped that the ideas, observations, questions, and procedures students learn in the curriculum will help them to make informed decisions about how to promote justice and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, High Schools
Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA. – 1990
This teacher's curriculum guide has been designed to provide high school students with an increased awareness of the importance of responsibility in their own lives and its place in contemporary society, and to encourage their capacity and inclination to deal with issues of responsibility wisely and effectively. Students are asked to examine and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Critical Thinking, Democratic Values