This article features Project 540, a national civic education program directly engaging high-schoolers in the democratic process. Project 540 is a dynamic and moving initiative that brings students full-circle to produce civic action plans based on what their school and community have to offer. The author emphasizes that civic participation based…

Describes a study in which student teachers worked in community-based human service agencies in order to double their field experience hours. Surveys and interviews with students, agency personnel, and education faculty indicated that the experience fostered knowledge, skills, and attitudes consistent with the university's promotion of democracy…

The objectives, strategy, and methods recommended for future urban 4-H programs are discussed. Specifically explored are the major factors in society that influence the establishment of objectives for these programs, namely: the American democracy, the nature of man, and the external and internal social forces within our environment. Extension…