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Download full textCenter for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2010
Citizens can improve their communities, the government, and the nation through active civic engagement and collaboration. To do so requires skills. Educational programs and other government-supported initiatives have been shown to enhance Americans' civic skills and their levels of engagement. But these programs and other opportunities are scarce…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Economic Progress, Educational Opportunities, Participation
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) promotes research on the civic and political engagements of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25. The following topics are covered in this issue of "Around the CIRCLE": (1) Common Social Studies Teaching Practices and their Civic Outcomes; (2) CIRCLE Jointly Hosts…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Research Reports, Journal Articles, Social Studies
Levinson, Meira – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2007
This paper, drawn from a book in progress, summarizes evidence of a "civic achievement gap" between non-white, poor, and/or immigrant youth, on the one hand, and white, wealthier, and/or native-born youth, on the other. Young people (and adults) in the former group demonstrate consistently lower levels of civic and political knowledge, skills,…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Sociocultural Patterns, Student Attitudes, Civics
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2004
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) promotes research on the civic and political engagements of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25. The following topics are covered in this issue of Around the CIRCLE: (1) CIRCLE and The Council for Excellence in Government Release New Poll on Young People; (2)…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Youth, Citizen Participation, Civics
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2006
On December 1 and 2, 2005, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the American Political Science Association's Standing Committee on Civic Education and Engagement, and CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement) convened 22 distinguished scholars from political science, developmental psychology,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Political Science, Citizenship Education, Developmental Psychology
Marcelo, Karlo Barrios; Lopez, Mark Hugo – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
This fact sheet compares the numbers of 18-25 year-old immigrants by nativity status, gender, race, ethnicity, geographic distribution, country of origin, year of arrival, marital status, educational attainment, and assesses population trends from 1994-2006. These numbers are based on Current Population Survey data. An appendix presents: 2006 At a…
Descriptors: Population Trends, Youth, Marital Status, Immigration
Kirby, Emily Hoban; Levine, Peter; Elrod, Brent – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
The Federal government supports programs designed to encourage civic participation and increase civic knowledge. This fact sheet summarizes current federal legislation intended to mandate or encourage civic education and service programs for young people. In addition, it contains a list of relevant federally funded programs. (Contains 4 endnotes.)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Government, Citizenship Education, Fundamental Concepts
McDevitt, Michael; Kiousis, Spiro – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
This report describes how an innovative curriculum promoted the civic development of high school students along with parents by stimulating news media attention and discussion in families. Evidence is based on a three-year evaluation of Kids Voting USA, an interactive, election-based curriculum. Political communication in the home increased the…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Student Participation, Parent Participation
Levine, Peter – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
CIRCLE has recently published three detailed fact sheets that update, refine, and in some respects complicate, our knowledge of the links between college education and civic engagement (see "College Attendance and Civic Engagement Among 18 to 25 Year Olds," "Civic Engagement among Recent College Graduates," and "Civic Engagement among 2-year and…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Attendance, Citizen Participation, Meta Analysis
From the Horse's Mouth: A Dialogue between Politicians and College Students. CIRCLE Working Paper 27
Beem, Christopher – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2005
In January 2004, college students from postsecondary institutions across Wisconsin were invited to join US Representatives Tammy Baldwin and Mark Green at The Johnson Foundation's Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin. The purpose of the discussion was to engage students' attitudes regarding politics, and their understanding of…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Citizen Participation
Talcott, William – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2005
The historical study of university campuses can tell us much about the changing character and presuppositions of citizenship. Likewise, the study of citizenship can shed considerable light on the nature of universities. Throughout American history, various elite institutions can be seen struggling to establish a semblance of order and control in…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Higher Education, Universities, Educational History
Longo, Nicholas V. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2005
This study unearths and examines rich models of learning in which multiple institutions collaboratively play a role in promoting civic education. Using historical and ethnographic case study analysis, this paper addresses the research question: What is the role of community in civic education? Specifically, the author examines Hull House and the…
Descriptors: Social Change, Public Education, Folk Schools, Civil Rights
