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Jones, Jeffrey N.; Warnaar, Bethany L.; Bench, Joshua H.; Stroup, John – Journal of Peace Education, 2014
Involvement in social action and community service can promote the construction of prosocial identities and enduring patterns of civic behavior. This article explores this important process for youth that participate in the PeaceJam Ambassadors program. High school-aged "PeaceJammers" study the lives of Nobel Peace laureates while…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Identification (Psychology), Social Action, Citizen Participation
Gilmore, Melinda, Ed.; Holwerk, David, Ed. – Kettering Foundation, 2015
Each issue of this annual newsletter focuses on a particular area of Kettering's research. The 2015 issue focuses on a yearlong review of Kettering's research over time. This issue contains the following articles that address this review: (1) How Kettering Discovered Democracy (David Mathews); (2) Key Events in KF History (Collette McDonough); (3)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Research, Educational History, Democracy
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Pino, Julio Cesar – History Teacher, 2001
Latin America, the most advanced of the underdeveloped regions of the world, is a perfect showcase for exploring the contradictions that come into play when the historical construction of gender clashes with economic practice. The history of modern Latin America shows that economic development can actually work to the detriment of women. The most…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Modern History, Latin American History, Social Class