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Direct linkYouniss, James – Applied Developmental Science, 2011
The timeliness of civic education for American youth is discussed. Particular attention is given to the history of calls for civic education, the state of civic education in schools today, particularly those serving youth in disadvantaged contexts, and the specific ways in which schools can better address the civic education needs of contemporary…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Student Government, Disadvantaged Youth, Extracurricular Activities
Finnemeyer, Jim – Principal Leadership, 2004
Regardless of a school's size or whether its setting is rural, urban, or suburban, the establishment of a student council organization can serve as a unique and valuable learning laboratory for civic education. Student council teaches students many intangible life skills and allows students to take on different roles and learn when to step back,…
Descriptors: Student Government, Citizenship Education, High Schools, Student Leadership
Download full textDavila, Alberto; Mora, Marie T. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2007
Using panel data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS), this study empirically analyzes the relationship between two forms of civic engagement--student government and community service--and educational progress made after the eighth grade by addressing the following questions. Does civic engagement affect academic progress…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Student Government, Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation
Deffenbaugh, W. S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
In the report of the Commissioner of Education for the year 1914 is the statement that so far as the-number of secondary schools is concerned the great majority are undoubtedly continuing traditional activities without consideration of the needs the pupils or the results actually obtained. This same assertion can be made today of many…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, Public Schools, Private Schools
