By training children to be good citizens of local communities, as well as good citizens of the national community within which the local communities are nested, one accepts diversity of culture and style as a basic good. (Author)

Citizenship is not synonymous with obedience; in our society it requires both loyalty and independent thinking. (Author/MLF)

Data collected by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on 9-, 13-, and 17-year olds for two periods of time show a decline on items dealing with political knowledge and attitudes; but a gain in ability to describe ways to avoid future wars. (Author/MLF) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results…

Law-related programs and classes make the study of law pertinent by focusing on issues of genuine concern to students and by attempting to help students develop legal survival skills. Information sources are provided about these programs. (Author/MLF)

Researchers currently working in citizenship education are nearly unanimous in advocating student participation. (Author)

Preparing students to function effectively in our multiethnic society must include ethnic literacy. (Author/MLF)

Choice Awareness is a cognitive-affective-behavioral system designed to help young people and adults understand the continuous nature of their choices and to take more effective control in their own lives. (Author)

Texas has goals, guidelines, and policies to help school districts develop citizenship education programs. (Author)

A primary goal of any economics program should be a strong commitment to citizenship education. Other criteria are development of critical thinking skills, emphasis on basic conceptual tools of economics, objectivity of the materials, variety of instructional approaches, local curriculum goals, and a strong evaluation component. (Author/MLF)

As nations become increasingly interrelated, citizenship education must include development of a global perspective. (Author)

Students in Detroit learn about other ethnic groups using locally-developed materials. (Author)

A guide to publications and organizations in the field of citizenship education. (MLF)

A large-scale investigation of the development of 18 new teachers has identified six different types of supportive contacts and six types of nonsupportive contacts that new teachers experience. (Author/MLF)

Teachers' ratings of the effectiveness of supervisors are strongly influenced by supervisors' interpersonal skills, according to a study of 143 science supervisors and 258 teachers. (Author)

Data indicate that absolute summer achievement decline is not common. Relative decline, where low achievers do not keep pace over the summer with their peers, is common. Finally, attendance at summer school appears to have no strong ameliorative effect on achievement, either short-term or longer-term. (Author/MLF)