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Economic Concepts at the Core of Civic Education
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Vanfossen, Phillip – International Journal of Social Education, 2005
The focus of this article is on the role that content and concepts drawn from the field of economics should play in education for self-government. How important is economic knowledge for the practice of effective citizenship in a democratic society such as the United States, and what core economic knowledge is required for effective civic…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Economics, Democracy, Democratic Values
Civic Measurement Models: Tapping Adolescents' Civic Engagement. CIRCLE Working Paper 55
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Flanagan, Constance A.; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Stout, Michael D. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
The goal of this project was to produce a set of civic measures with sound psychometric properties appropriate for use with young people ages 12-18. Measures selected tap aspects of adolescent civic behaviors, opinions, knowledge, and dispositions. The measures are easy to administer and can be used by educators, staff of community-based…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Citizenship Education, Student Participation, Adolescents
Highlights of U.S. Results from the International IEA Civic Education Study (CivEd).
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 2001
This brochure presents highlights from "What Democracy Means to Ninth-Graders: U.S. Results from the International IEA Civic Education Study," a report that analyzes the U.S. results of the 1999 International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Civic Education Study, Phase 2. The study was designed to assess…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
A Survey of Citizen Education Activities and Interests in Elementary, Middle/Junior High, and Senior High Schools in Delaware: Final Report, Volume 1: Purpose, Procedures, and Results [and] Volume 2: Tables.
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Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
A two-volume report of a survey to identify current school activities and interests in 16 program areas related to citizenship education in Delaware is presented. These program areas include environmental studies, inviting community members to speak and work in the schools, developing citizen-related social and cognitive skills, law-related…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum, Educational Needs
A Survey of Citizen Education Activities and Interests in Elementary, Middle/Junior High, and Senior High Schools in New Jersey: Final Report, Volume 1: Purpose, Procedures, and Results [and] Volume 2: Tables.
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Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
A two-volume report of a survey to identify current school activities and interests in 16 program areas related to citizenship education in New Jersey is presented. These program areas include environmental studies, involvement of community members in the schools, citizen-related social and cognitive skills; law-related education; family life…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum, Education
National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship Years 6 & 10 Report, 2004
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Mellor, Suzanne; Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Wernert, Nicole – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2006
The National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship assessment measures the civic knowledge and understanding and the citizenship participation skills and civic values of Year 6 and Year 10 students in schools across Australia. It reports on student achievement using proficiency levels on a common civics and citizenship assessment scale, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 10, Citizenship Education