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Download full textColey, Richard J.; Sum, Andrew – Educational Testing Service, 2012
As the 21st century unfolds, the United States faces historic challenges, including a struggling economy, an aging infrastructure and global terrorism. Solutions will have to come from educated, skilled citizens who understand and believe in our democratic system and are civically engaged. This incisive new report examines these fault lines and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Civics
Marcelo, Karlo Barrios; Lopez, Mark Hugo; Kirby, Emily Hoban – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2007
Political scientists and sociologists have long established significant differences in civic engagement between women and men. Utilizing data from the 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey, and several other sources, new information is provided on the civic engagement of youth, confidence in government, and following public affairs…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Gender Differences, National Surveys
Lopez, Mark Hugo; Elrod, Brent A. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
Previous research on differences in civic engagement between young people with some college experience and those without suggests that college attendance is positively associated with some measures of civic engagement. This Fact Sheet presents new evidence, but largely supporting the findings of other researchers, on the correlation between a wide…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Citizen Participation, Young Adults, Elections
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
