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Institute for Citizens & Scholars, 2021
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars (C&S) is fundamentally rethinking how young people prepare to be productive lifelong citizens. A critical element of this work is engaging youth at the intersection of community and civic life. C&S' work has proven that significant civic learning takes place in after-school programs, on the sports…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation
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Kim, Juhee; Wargo, Elizabeth – Leadership and Research in Education, 2022
This study informs the field of education of the importance of providing a wide variety of extracurricular activities for students and its effect on students' community leadership development. Data were collected from college students (N = 705) and analyzed using quantitative methodology. Results indicate that high involvement level students…
Descriptors: Leadership, Extracurricular Activities, College Students, Community Involvement
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Johnson, Aaron Paul – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2021
There is a growing trend within civics education within the United States to adopt the USCIS naturalization civics exam (commonly referred to as the 'citizenship test'), which consists of 100 multiple choice questions, to determine the civic readiness of students. This study explores civics education within eight US states that have adopted the…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Readiness