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First-Hand Civics: Students Volunteer at the Polls
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Social Education, 2006
When Gilberto Zelaya visited South Africa in 2000, he was struck by the high level of voter participation and turnout in that country. Back in the United States, Zelaya decided to work on voter participation in this country. As the voter empowerment director for the Montgomery County Board of Elections in Maryland, he organized a pilot program in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Pilot Projects, Counties
Youth Community Service.
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Clark, Todd – Social Education, 1989
Outlines the six elements from educational research that enhance the value of community service programs. Summarizes three school-based programs: Community Involvement Program in Minnetonka, Minnesota; Early Adolescent Helper Program in New York, New York; and Youth Community Service in Los Angeles, California. (SLM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
New York's Experiment: Participation in Government.
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Bragaw, Donald H. – Social Education, 1989
Reports a New York State Education Department mandated government participation course. Course requirements were to examine public policy issues and to incorporate a participatory element. Describes four programs that were implemented by school districts: Effective Participation in Government Program; The Community Service Corps; National Issues…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
The Evolution of Community Service to Service Learning: A High School Experience.
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Rothamer, F. Russell – National Association of Laboratory Schools Journal, 1997
Describes the P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School in the University of Florida's College of Education, focusing on community service experiences in a ninth grade civics class and looking at the evolution of the program from community service to service learning. The paper asserts that the integration of service learning into the civics…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, Civics, Community Services, Grade 9
Connecting Civics Studies to Real-Life Experiences: Research and Recommendations
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O'Brien, Kelley – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2004
National and statewide research indicates that there is a special role for schools in preparing youth to become active, engaged participants in a democratic society. Unlike many of the roles that schools have assumed, this is not a new role; it is a role that was envisioned by the founding fathers. The results of several national studies strongly…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Strategies, Citizenship Education, Civics
Social Consciousness and Career Awareness: Emerging Link in Higher Education. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 8, 1990.
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Swift, John S., Jr. – 1990
Contemporary college students' apparent lack of exposure to citizenship, lack of concern for others, and ignorance of how to be involved citizens has prompted a call for involving students in volunteer service at the national level or as part of the undergraduate experience. This monograph begins by discussing volunteer programs as they relate to…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education
A Report from Eastern Europe.
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Ravitch, Diane – Social Studies, 1991
Presents a paper delivered in Poland in 1989 and in five additional Eastern European cities in 1990. Defines democracy and suggests ways to teach about democratic government. Explores education's role in a democracy. Encourages student participation in student government, classroom discussion, community service, and research projects to give them…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Civil Liberties