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ERIC Number: EJ440203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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What Research Tells Us ... Norfolk's Close Up Experience.
Joyce, William W.; Kubik, Jim
Michigan Social Studies Journal, v5 n1 p29-33 1990-91
Discusses the Close Up Foundation's sponsorship of social studies students' trips to Washington, D.C. Describes one school's experience of planning and financing the trip, as well as its public forums and club for students to gain experience in politics and citizenship. Reports a study of Close Up participants, their political attitude development, and program effectiveness. (DK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Experiential Learning, Federal Government, Field Trips, High School Students, Political Attitudes, Political Science, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Social Science Research, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Close Up Program; Norfolk High School NE