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Weiss, H. Anne; Fosnacht, Kevin – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2018
Creating educated and informed citizens for our diverse democracy has long been one of the objectives of the U.S. educational system. Traditionally, service-learning has been the primary tool for colleges and universities to promote civic outcomes; however, other practices, particularly those requiring substantial student investments of time and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Knowledge Level, Democracy, Democratic Values
Wasner, Victoria – Journal of Research in International Education, 2016
International mindedness and global citizenship are two key terms within international education, which underpin much of the discourse within the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. This article proposes how a participatory approach to education for international mindedness and global citizenship can help educators within international…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Citizenship Education, Global Approach
Howe, Elijah C.; Fosnacht, Kevin – Journal of College and Character, 2017
Preparing students to be engaged participants in our democratic society has long been an important college outcome. Over the past few decades, postsecondary institutions have primarily attempted to improve civic outcomes by integrating service activities into their curricula. While research on the effects of service-learning are plentiful,…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Democratic Values, Communities of Practice, Institutional Characteristics
Forhan, Fagan – Community College Journal, 2012
With the presidential election just one month away, and contention between Democrats and Republicans at near stratospheric levels, now is the opportune time to engage community college students in the democratic process. While encouraging students to vote is important, effective civic engagement goes well beyond the ballot box; it requires a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Citizenship Education, Democracy, Civics
Bray, Rachel; Moses, Sue – Perspectives in Education, 2011
Much of the literature on children's participation distinguishes sharply between "informal" and "formal" forms of participation, which although analytically convenient, may limit possibilities for theorising. This paper examines tensions and links between children's informal and formal participation, and looks at how…
Descriptors: Governance, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Informal Education
Morgan, William; Streb, Matthew J. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2003
Asserts that when students participate in service-learning projects in which they ownership, they become more engaged in the classroom and also build an appreciation for civic values. This article also asserts that when service-learning programs give students little ownership in the process it produces negative effects on the student's civic…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Higher Education, Service Learning, Student Participation
Wade, Rahima C. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2007
This article focuses on 40 elementary school teachers' efforts to involve their students in social justice-oriented service-learning experiences and the struggles and support they encounter in doing so. The service-learning activities described here begin with student interest and initiative and focus on advocacy and concerted efforts to right…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Learning Activities, Student Interests, Service Learning
O'Connor, John S. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
Over the past three years, 183 campuses have joined the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy Project. Originally intended as a three-year initiative involving a score of schools, the response exceeded all expectations, and the project has been extended well beyond the initial timeframe. This fall Campus…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Participation, Citizenship Education, College Students
Colby, Anne – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2007
Young people in the United States today are much more likely to be involved in volunteer work of an apolitical sort than in politics. As part of a study on political engagement, the author and other colleagues surveyed students at a diversity of colleges and universities and asked them why they and many of their peers are so much more likely to…
Descriptors: Incentives, Democracy, Graduation Requirements, Service Learning
Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 2000
Research shows that many students lack civic engagement, civic literacy, and the disposition toward becoming responsible citizens. Teachers must convey the meaning of citizenship and its context, rights, and responsibilities. Project Citizen, Outward Bound, and service learning programs can help students learn democratic participation behaviors.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Honesty

Hodge, Gary; Lewis, Ted; Kramer, Kim; Hughes, Regina – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
Describes Collin County Community College's (CCCC) (Texas) attempt to address the issue of civic disengagement by pairing scholarship with service-learning programs. Institutional research data reflect increased student retention and success in these classes, a climate of increased communication and objectivity, practical experience in community…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Democratic Values, School Community Relationship
Cooper, David D. – Composition Chronicle: Newsletter for Writing Teachers, 1997
Like most Americans, young people today yearn to play more active roles in community life. According to a recent study, there are two roadblocks to effective citizen empowerment: lack of knowledge and training that could help people connect with each other, and a dimmed belief that individuals can make a difference. In an effort to address these…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Critical Thinking

Clark, Todd; Croddy, Marshall; Hayes, William; Philips, Susan – Theory into Practice, 1997
The Constitutional Rights Foundation works to determine how service learning can best educate youth for active citizenship. This article traces the evolution of the group's thinking about service learning and citizenship education, and describes their civic participation framework, programs, and program components. (SM)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Curriculum Design
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. – 1999
This report provides brief descriptions of 83 practices followed by college campuses to educate students to be active, involved citizens and to engage their institutions with their communities. The summaries, arranged alphabetically by school, were prepared by Campus Compact member presidents. A "table of contents" groups practices into the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, College Students
Democracy & Civic Engagement: Implications for Teacher Preparation and a National Agenda for Inquiry
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2007
This volume discusses the ways in which teacher preparation programs around the country are actively embracing civic education from the belief that teacher education is inherently tied to both the preparation of civil servants and the work of preparing citizens. In the field of education, specifically the work of preparing teachers, there has been…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Action Research, Democracy
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