Participation in Service activities can be a vital component to civics and social studies education. The sources selected for this topic ERIC bibliography on civics, social studies, and services are intended to aid practitioners in thinking about the developing service activities in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Divided into three…

Over the past three years, 183 campuses have joined the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy Project. Originally intended as a three-year initiative involving a score of schools, the response exceeded all expectations, and the project has been extended well beyond the initial timeframe. This fall Campus…

The annotated bibliography cites books and journal articles on civic education and civic literacy (six items) and service-learning, values education, and the language arts (seven items). The items cited are relevant to a course in civic commitment in the United States, taught at Michigan State University in combination with service-learning…