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Cress, Christine M.; Stokamer, Stephanie T.; Van Cleave, Thomas J.; Kaufman, Joyce P. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2022
This is a practical guide to designing, teaching, and coordinating service-learning courses, and for developing reciprocal community partnerships and community-based research through a lens of equity that addresses the endemic racial, social, economic, and environmental disparities across society. The text provides a comprehensive framework for…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Community Involvement
Vue-Benson, Robin; Shumer, Robert – 1995
Participation in Service activities can be a vital component to civics and social studies education. The sources selected for this topic ERIC bibliography on civics, social studies, and services are intended to aid practitioners in thinking about the developing service activities in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Divided into three…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Boie, Mildred Louise, Comp. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1948
Democracy is more than a creed or a doctrine. It must be a continuing force in the daily thinking, working, and living of all our citizens. American schools and colleges can strengthen democracy by practicing it--by showing concretely the basic advantages it offers to human beings. It is in the homes and in the schools, in home towns and local…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Newspapers, Radio
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Spiezio, Kim Edward; Baker, Kerrie Q.; Boland, Kathleen – Journal of General Education, 2006
The purpose of this article is to present empirical evidence suggesting the potential benefits of systematically utilizing general education as the institutional foundation for an integrated, multidisciplinary learning environment expressly dedicated to the promotion of civic engagement. Recently, the authors conducted an assessment of student…
Descriptors: General Education, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Environment
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Braun, Joseph A., Jr. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2004
Instead of a bane to the future of democratic living in the United States, technology could be a tool to build democratic understanding and ways of living. Using techniques described in this article, which focus on three democratic principles, classroom teachers can incorporate technology as an instructional tool while at the same time furthering…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Citizenship Education, Role of Education, Critical Thinking
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Hayes, Bill – Social Studies Review, 1997
Provides a brief history of character education and categorizes current efforts. Recommends combining civic participation programs with character education in an attempt to provide consistency, depth, and support. Notes that civic participation programs teach a recognized set of values, use interactive teaching strategies, and promote critical…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Critical Thinking