Four Youth Organizations that are Working to Build Civic Skills
In 2003, CIRCLE published work by Dr. Mary Kirlin, who conducted a comprehensive literature search for measures of civic skills among young people. This search led her to split “civic skills” into four major categories: collective decision-making, critical thinking, organization and communication. The following article provides examples for how today’s youth organizations are trying to build skills in these major areas, using Kirlin’s list of measures in each category as a guide.
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March 28th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
I am interested in information (literature, videos, etc) regarding civic education to engage 8th graders. Can you recomend any materials?
March 29th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Hi Luisa – thank you for your question! You can find some helpful materials at the following websites under their resources sections:
http://new.civiced.org/
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/home
http://www.choices.edu/
http://www.mikvachallenge.org/
http://crf-usa.org/
Hope this is helpful. Thanks!