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Gilmore, Melinda, Ed.; Nielsen, Randall, Ed. – Kettering Foundation, 2017
The Kettering Foundation is a nonprofit, operating foundation rooted in the American tradition of cooperative research. The foundation seeks to identify and address the challenges to making democracy work as it should through interrelated program areas that focus on citizens, communities, and institutions. Each issue of this annual newsletter…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Neighborhoods, Child Rearing
Harsh, Sarah Wilmoth – Goldenseal, 2003
Rhododendron Girls' State, a 5-day West Virginia citizenship and leadership program, offers female high school students the opportunity to directly experience the campaign and electoral process. Katie McGee White discusses her experiences as the first Girls' State governor in 1941, her love of politics, and how she encouraged her students to be…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Elections, Females
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1997
The Ohio-West Virginia YMCA operates a one-week residential camp program for high school students that focuses on leadership, civic development, and community service. Students commit to performing community service after they return home. The program culminates in a youth-in-government role-playing exercise at the state capitol, where students…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Government (Administrative Body), High School Students