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Jones, Jeffrey N.; Warnaar, Bethany L.; Bench, Joshua H.; Stroup, John – Journal of Peace Education, 2014
Involvement in social action and community service can promote the construction of prosocial identities and enduring patterns of civic behavior. This article explores this important process for youth that participate in the PeaceJam Ambassadors program. High school-aged "PeaceJammers" study the lives of Nobel Peace laureates while…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Identification (Psychology), Social Action, Citizen Participation
Aarons, Dakarai I. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
In the wake of the beating death of a Chicago high school student in September, law-enforcement officials and educators have called for renewed efforts to stem youth violence. But they also acknowledged that money and programs alone won't solve the problem. U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan traveled to…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Violence, Federal Programs, High School Students