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Byram, Michael, Ed.; Fleming, Mike, Ed.; Sheils, Joseph, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2023
The work of the Council of Europe in plurilingual and intercultural education is highly influential in Europe and beyond and has been so for many years. The "Common European Framework of Reference" and its "Companion Volume," and related instruments, provide ways in which to implement policies and a broader vision of providing…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Quality, Multilingualism, Bilingual Education
Tourney-Punta, Judith – Education Commission of the States, 2004
Representatives at the school, district and state levels, as well as scholars and researchers, have been working with the Education Commission of the States? National Center for Learning and Citizenship (ECS/NCLC) to define citizenship education in terms of three strands forming "a braid" of civic competencies. Beginning with the rationale and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Citizenship, Citizenship Education
Fine, Melinda – Academy for Educational Development, 2004
Because they reach almost every young person in the nation, schools are best positioned to prepare the next generation of Americans for active citizenship. The public increasingly recognizes that students' civic learning is important to maintaining our representative democracy, and parents are calling for schools to help prepare young people for…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Educational Change
Torney-Purta, Judith; Lopez, Susan Vermeer – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2006
Representatives at the school, district and state levels, as well as scholars and researchers, have been working with the Education Commission of the States' National Center for Learning and Citizenship (ECS/NCLC) to define citizenship education expressed in terms of three strands forming a "braid" of civic competencies. This updated version of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Classroom Environment, Democracy, Citizenship Education
US Department of Education, 2010
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Public Agencies, Educational Improvement, Adult Education
Hoepli, Nancy L., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Eighteen foreign policy topics are presented in this book to provide voters, officeholders, candidates, students, and teachers with background information, facts, and U.S. foreign policies. A fact list, historical background information, current administration policy, and policy alternatives are described for most of these topics. Part 1 discusses…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Diplomatic History, Foreign Policy