Individuals and communities occasionally need asking and giving forgiveness. Because the process of forgiving is not always well understood, it has become necessary to consider including forgiveness education in school pedagogy and in formal school programs such as Citizenship Education. This possibility is illustrated with examples from South…

This supplement describes national adaptations made to the international version of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2009 questionnaires. This information provides users with a guide to evaluate the availability of internationally comparable data for use in secondary analyses involving the ICCS 2009 questionnaire…

This document contains released items used in the ICCS 2009 main survey. Seven clusters of items were used in the study in a rotated booklet design with three clusters per test booklet. Clusters 1 and 7 comprise the released item set. Cluster 1 comprises items that were newly developed for ICCS 2009 and Cluster 7 is drawn from previously secure…

This supplement contains documentation on all the derived variables contained in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2009 data files that are based on survey variables. These variables were used to report data in the ICCS 2009 international reports, and are made available as part of the ICCS 2009 International Database…

This report is structured so as to provide technical detail about each aspect of International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). The overview is followed by a series of chapters that provide detail about different aspects of ICCS. Chapters, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are concerned with the instruments. Chapter 2 provides information about the…

States that the proper business of social studies is civic education and contends that civic education must take into account the way in which global connections and uncertainties will affect citizenship in the Constitution's third century. Cites the problems associated with AIDS and the Iran-Contra affair as examples. (JDH)

When service is linked to learning and placed at the core of the curriculum, the combination opens the door to the multifaceted education we Americans want for all young people, equipping them for their roles not just as learners, but also as community members and workers. In addition, there is growing agreement that school-based civic education…

The author attempts to capture the flavor of the World Assembly of Adult Education held in Buenos Aires in November 1985. Emphasis is on the Work Group on Adult Civic Education and the concept of popular education. (CH)

Reviews recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decisions involve student rights, the Gramm-Rudman budget law, homosexuals' right to privacy, the regulation of state primary elections, pregnancy and employment policy, Miranda Rights, and the legality of certain police searches. (JDH)

Concerns the threat of thermal nuclear war and its consequences for the health of people of the world. Presents a summary of a report submitted to the 1983 World Health Assembly and recommends world, rather than national, citizenship. Discusses reasons for the difficulties encountered in achieving international thinking and behavior. (Author/NB)

A three-year project to reform civics curriculum in the Czech Republic tested a progressivist model by stressing behavioral objectives. A shift was made from subject-centered civic education to skill-based citizenship education based on the abilities needed for democracy. (SK)

The U.S. Constitution bicentennial celebrations across the state of Virginia have contributed to greater public understanding of the Constitution and enhanced appreciation of the immense contribution that Virginians made to the document. Virginians have discovered that the story of the U.S. founding is also a Virginia story. Even after the…

One of the first women in the field of teacher education, Emma Hart Willard trained many young women at the Troy Female Seminary. Willard held an integrated view of social science education. Her interests and views in geography, history, and citizenship education were more typical of the 1960's than the early 1800's, the period of her major work.…

Summarizes the American Association of University Professor's recent report on censorship, entitled: "Liberty and Learning in the Schools: Higher Education's Concerns." The report cites a significant rise in the number of challenges to books and other instructional materials since 1966 and states that schools of all types and levels must…

Elaborating and clarifying the philosophy behind the national and state programs concerned with the humanities was the purpose of this colloquium. The U.S. creed, composed of the principles of freedom, equality, and self-government, can only be appreciated and made relevant to modern realities by a reflective people. Therefore, the government is…