CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
conducts research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans.
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

Peter Levine in Austin, TX

Peter Levine will speak in the Texas State Capitol at a New Politics Forum “Campaign 2008 Presidential Election Debriefing” sponsored by the Annette Strauss Institute and UT Austin.

Categories: Research Topics
October 3rd, 2008
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Peter Levine at Woodrow Wilson Center (DC)

The Division of United States Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Taube Philanthropies invite you to attend the first in the Taube Discussion Series on American Values with keynote speaker Donna Shalala President, University of Miami, and former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and commentators Moses Boyd Read More >

Categories: Research Topics
October 3rd, 2008
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CIRCLE receives two grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service

The Corporation for National and Community Service announced a $570,000 grant to CIRCLE at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Public Service at Tufts University. The grant will support CIRCLE in building an online community that college students throughout the greater Boston area will use to pool information, deliberate, and coordinate their service and activism. Read More >

September 26th, 2008
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National Poll Finds Support for Service, Deliberation, and Civic Education

CIRCLE designed and analyzed the 2008 Civic Health Index Poll for the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), with input from the NCoC and its Civic Indicators Working Group. The survey was conducted in July by Peter D. Hart Research Associates with national samples of 1,000 respondents interviewed by telephone and 1000 surveyed online, plus large Read More >

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September 22nd, 2008
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CIRCLE Releases New Working Paper on How Adolescents Develop Trust

by Connie Flanagan and Leslie Gallay September 2008 CIRCLE releases a new working paper (#61) “Adolescent Development of Trust.”Below is a summary of the paper. Click here to download the report. Report Summary: Trust is often found to correlate with civic engagement. While there is a general belief that the foundations for trust develop prior Read More >

September 21st, 2008
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