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ERIC Number: EJ525916
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Kids around Town: Civics Lessons Leave Impressions.
Rappoport, Ann L.; Kletzien, Sharon
Educational Leadership, v53 n8 p26-29 May 1996
Sponsored by West Chester University and the local League of Women Voters, the Kids Around Town Program is helping some Pennsylvania elementary school children develop responsible citizenship by involving them in community service activities. Students select a public policy issue affecting them. This issue serves as a springboard for study and analysis, planning strategies, and ameliorative actions. (MLH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Services, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Local Government, Local Issues, Pilot Projects, Program Descriptions, Public Policy, Student Participation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Kids Around Town Program; League of Women Voters; Pennsylvania; West Chester University of Pennsylvania