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The Effects of Civic Education on Civic Skills
by Melissa K. Comber October 2005 Based on author’s Ph.D. Dissertation, “Civic Skills and Civic Education: An Empirical Assessment,” University of Maryland School of Public Policy, 2005. Download “The Effects of Civic Education on Civic Skills.”
Working Paper 34: Survey of Civic Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Youth in the Adult Education and Literacy System
by Melanie Daniels and Marilyn Gillespie June 2005 “For many young people, adult education offers a “second chance” to obtain a high school credential, to develop literacy skills, or to succeed in a new country and a new language. With more support, it can also represent a second chance for youth to develop civic knowledge Read More >
Working Paper 30: Recognizing the Role of Community in Civic Education: Lessons from Hull House, Highlander Folk School, and the Neighborhood Learning Community
by Nicholas V. Longo April 2005 “Throughout our nation’s history, education has been linked to the promise of democracy. Yet over the past century this connection has too often been narrowed to the school as its sole vessel. This is harmful to education—it puts too much pressure on a single institution. It is also harmful Read More >
Working Paper 28: Voice in the Classroom: How an Open Classroom Environment Facilitates Adolescents’ Civic Development
by David E. Campbell February 2005 “The paper proceeds as follows. It begins with a brief discussion of why the civic education received by America’s youth compels our attention, and then moves on to a review of the previous literature on civic education, including an emphasis on the contributions offered by this analysis. Next, the Read More >
Quickly locate state policies on citizenship education
A series of products by the Education Commission of the States’ National Center for Learning and Citizenship (ECS/NCLC) reveals that wide variation exists in the extent to which state policies address citizenship education. Forty-one states have laws that call for the teaching of social studies which may include lessons in government, civics and/or citizenship. However, Read More >
