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Download full textSchakel, Minnekus – 1972
This guide offers teachers and senior high school students the simple facts of how he can make a difference in the operation of the two-party system in the United States at the precinct level. It also attempts to show that students, teachers, the school curriculum, and our American political structure definitely need large numbers of high school…
Descriptors: Activism, Curriculum Guides, Elections, Extracurricular Activities
Peer reviewedPaulsen, Ronnelle – Sociology of Education, 1991
Examines the effects of social class in the political socialization of education in relation to participation in collective action. Analyzes data from a national survey of high school students. Concludes that political efficacy, student organizational leadership, college preparatory study, and urban school attendance increase the likelihood of…
Descriptors: Activism, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Attainment, High School Students
Schonfeld, William R. – 1975
The relative importance of government as measured in a sample of French secondary students is examined. Drawn from four different schools, 481 Parisian pupils served as the sample for the study. The students responded to a questionnaire ranking the importance of their relationships with the government and the police with seven other specific…
Descriptors: Activism, Family Characteristics, Political Affiliation, Political Attitudes
Lower Merion Township School District, Ardmore, PA. – 1972
Three separate teacher and student books for the Project 18 course are included in this packet. The objective is to help students develop a positive attitude and to motivate them toward political participation. Teaching strategies for six sections, which run the gamut from simulation to lecture, focus on practical politics. The six sections are as…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Elections, Instructional Materials
Madden, John R. – 1972
A program description of a social studies curriculum development project supported by an ESEA Title III Grant is presented in this paper. The course, designed for secondary students who will soon be voting, focuses on the importance of active involvement and citizenship responsibility for participation in the democratic process. The major…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Sigel, Roberta S. – 1977
This paper analyzes a study designed to determine if students understand the concept of democracy and can apply democratic principles. It also compares the study with related investigations conducted in Europe and calls for improved teaching to make the concept of democracy comprehensible. In 1974, 1,000 high school seniors in Pennsylvania…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Activism, Citizen Participation, Civics
