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Nuangchalerm, Prasart – Online Submission, 2014
The environmental and cultural problems in Thailand are large and widely distributed. To address these problems, public awareness must be raised and all sectors of society must assume their civic responsibilities to assist in sustaining both our environment and the local culture. This study sought to engage undergraduate students in civic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy
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Sekiwu, Denis; Botha, M. M. – Online Submission, 2014
To make education a profitable enterprise and contributor to social development in the age of globalisation a strong role of the school in values integration, and as part of the ethical construction of learners and citizenship building. A mixed design study was attempted on participants from Kampala district schools. The findings were that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Global Approach, Role of Education
Davis, Margaret H. – Online Submission, 2010
The practice of teaching democracy in school is diminishing. The implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has forced teachers to teach to the test, and has required some to follow scripted curriculum, leaving little time or incentive for teaching democracy. This study examines the importance of practicing democracy and identifies ways in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Democracy, Public School Teachers, Classroom Environment
Ives, Eugenia A. – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine and better understand the social cognitive effects of digital technology on teenagers' brains and their socialization processes, as well as to learn best practices with regard to digital technology consumption. An extensive literature review was conducted on the social cognitive effects of digital…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Literacy
Smith, Mandi – Online Submission, 2007
This Action Research Project was designed to increase student awareness and involvement of socio-economic differences and how the children can make a difference in their community. Service learning projects were non-existent at the Academy causing the young children to miss out on learning experiences that would teach them how to make a difference…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Advantaged, Service Learning