Discusses the role of the public school in educating students to be responsible citizens. Asserts that a complete program must include appropriate courses in addition to modeling democratic processes and providing opportunities for students to practice responsible, democratic behavior in all aspects of schooling. Discusses how these aims can be…

Results showing the decline in students' attitudes and knowledge about government is focusing attention on the question of whether American youth are receiving an appropriate citizen education. (Author/IRT) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

Describes activities and efforts by the United Nations system (the United Nations Environment Programme in particular) and other international organizations in the field of environmental education over the last 25 years. (Author/CCM)

Examines the research on social studies curriculum's influence on the social, moral, and political attitudes of youth. Argues that present lines of research are ineffective and recommends that descriptive research on exemplary programs become a major research priority. (JDH)

Reviews the research basis supporting 11 questioning practices which are positively correlated with higher achievement on specified learning outcomes. Draws implications for future research in questioning. (JDH)

A discussion of the 1988 conference of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) along with a report on the meaning of the IPSA for the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO) are presented in this document. Part 1 includes: general information on the aims, structure, and activities of the IPSA; a description of the…

Discusses the nature of political education in European schools, noting the influences of history, concepts of participatory learning, and the presence of pluralistic educational systems featuring both secular and religious schools. Countries discussed are Belgium, Italy, Greece, Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Ireland, and France. (PGD)

The current trend to include the relationships of science and technology to human societies in the social studies curriculum is the focus of this ERIC Digest. The Digest discusses: (1) major themes in education on science/technology/society (STS); (2) the rationale for emphasizing STS in the social studies; and (3) how to include STS in the…

This study and discussion guide covers eight major U.S. foreign policy issues. It is designed to help high school and college level students and adults understand the complexities of foreign policy issues and to articulate their own informed opinions. Sponsored nationally by the nonpartisan Foreign Policy Association and now in its 28th year, the…

This article presents a way of looking at decision making that can facilitate students' achievement of citizenship skills that may enable them to be more effective participants during and between elections. (AV)

Provides a four-part framework for thinking about the content of global education. The elements are the study of: (1) diverse human values; (2) global economic, political, ecological, and technological systems; (3) global problems and issues; and (4) the history of contact and interdependence among peoples, cultures, and nations. (JDH)

Provides a comprehensive listing of print and audio-visual resources for developing a global studies program. Included are elementary and secondary instructional units, activities, maps, computer software, multimedia packages, and curriculum guides. (JDH)

More than 200 years after its founding, the U.S. government continues to thrive on argument, dispute, and debate. For citizens to be fully engaged in the political process, they must continue to participate in the tradition of public discourse exemplified by the ratification debate of 1787-88. College-Community Forums are designed to further…

This guide provides a rationale for public issues discussions, defines what public issues are, provides guidelines for directing discussions, summarizes roadblocks to productive discussions, suggests sample activities, and poses guidelines for using resource people. A list of organizations and published resources is appended. (JDH)