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Xianghui Tian; Yanlin Tang – SAGE Open, 2025
In this study, empirical research was conducted in the field of civic and moral education using a real problem-oriented learning methodology. The effectiveness of the methodology in enhancing students' civic awareness and moral behavior was assessed through a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The study combined quantitative and qualitative…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Moral Values, Moral Development, Citizenship Education
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Fatherly, Sarah; Thomas, Jeffrey; White, Zachary – Journal of General Education, 2020
Between historic changes in American undergraduate student demography and increasing stresses on civil society, institutions of higher education face mounting pressure to help their students foster strong civic skills and practices. At Queens University of Charlotte, the authors leveraged a curriculum revision process to create a general…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Problems, Stress Variables, Citizenship Education
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Öztürk, Talip; Rapoport, Anatoli; Zayimoglu Öztürk, Filiz – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2021
Project Citizen is an interdisciplinary curriculum for students, youth organizations, and adult groups that encourages citizens' competent and responsible participation in local and state governments in about 35 countries worldwide. In this article, based on an example of Project Citizen activities done with university students, the application…
Descriptors: Civics, Social Studies, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation
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Sarkadi; Fadhillah, Dini Nur – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2020
The implementation of the curriculum in Indonesia has an impact on the engagement of learning management in civic education in senior high school. Adjustment of the learning process is made by civic education teachers to build civic disposition in students. The purpose of this study is to describe the learning management in civic education to be…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, High School Students
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Maddox, Lamont E.; Howell, James B.; Saye, John W. – Journal of Geography, 2018
Social studies professionals advocate linking discipline-based content to citizenship learning goals. However, research suggests that students rarely encounter inquiry-based instruction in their geography coursework and have few opportunities to explore how geography impacts civic decision making. In this article, we present a problem-based…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Social Studies, Citizenship Education, Decision Making
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Miller, Gill – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2013
This paper discusses a fieldwork exercise in development geography undertaken by students in the UK. Based on community engagement in partnership with refugee and black minority communities in Liverpool, it explores how such fieldwork can deepen understanding of development geography, contribute to global citizenship and nurture personal skills.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries
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Pate, Joseph A.; Tobias, Toby; Johnson, Corey W.; Powell, Gwynn – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2012
The Critical Issues Investigation combines experiential education philosophy with service-learning methods to situate a section of a course in both personal and professional development utilizing active and engaged citizenship for college age students. Through the use of the National Issues Forum materials, critical issues facing a variety of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Community Needs, Investigations, Service Learning
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Ehrlich, Thomas – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1999
Discusses the process of creating a course that aims to strengthen in students the four central components of civic learning (motivation, skills, knowledge, and values) by employing three different types of instruction (service learning, collaborative learning, and problem-based learning). Describes the course and its success in fostering civic…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Cooperative Learning, Course Content