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Virginia State Board of Elections, Richmond. – 1991
This document is a guidebook containing a sequence of learning strategies to teach facts and concepts of voter education. Strategies are grouped into four grade divisions: primary (K-3), intermediate (4-6), secondary (7-9), and high school (10-12). Each grade section is organized into the following order: introduction, strategy, major idea,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Educational Resources, Elections
National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL. – 1986
This report provides a general overview of the activities and experiences of the high school sophomores of 1980, using information from High School and Beyond's (HS&B) base-year, first follow-up (1982), and second follow-up (1984) surveys. It contains a summary of descriptive information about 1980 sophomores two years after leaving high…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Computer Literacy, Databases, Employment Experience
Heitzeg, Howard T. – 1987
This narrative about new and old technologies in communicating school election issues to the voting public discusses desktop publishing, word processing, television tapes, and public opinion sampling techniques. Groundwork involves understanding how campaigns are organized to determine appropriate application of technology to strategies and to…
Descriptors: Communications, Community Attitudes, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education
Gans, Curtis B. – 1988
If one counts both the mid-term and presidential elections, the United States has had the lowest voter turnout of any democracy in the world. In the 1986 election, only 16.6% of the eligible 18-24 year olds voted, and although final census surveys for that year are not yet published, it is unlikely that the turnout for that age group would have…
Descriptors: Alienation, Apathy, Child Development, Citizen Participation
Irwin, Wallace, Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this guide is to provide voters, officeholders, and candidates with background information on major foreign policy issues so that they can follow the 1980 presidential debates and reach their own informed conclusions. Thirteen major foreign policy topics are covered. The material is written in telegraphic style to get the essential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Debate, Developing Nations, Economics
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Education Finance Center. – 1979
This survey examined the attitudes of people in four states where tax or spending limitations appeared on the ballot in November 1978. It found that people had positive attitudes toward schools in their communities, believed schools are doing an above-average job, and viewed schools as a public service that should not be reduced. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Financial Support
Eckland, Bruce K.; Bailey, J. P., Jr. – 1977
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) is a long-term program designed to determine what happens to young adults after they leave high school, as measured by their subsequent educational and vocational activities, plans, aspirations, and attitude at various points in time. The second followup survey, which is reported here, began in October 1974…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Family Life, Family Mobility, Followup Studies
Roper Organization, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
The relative credibility of media is measured and compared over a 16-year period by the Roper Organization for the Television Information Office. Sources of information and trends in viewing habits and hours of viewing are described; the relative desirability of media as viewed by various population groups is reported. Changes in opinion as to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Elections
Reinfeld, Patricia M. – 1974
This booklet on the status of women, aimed at raising the consciousness of female college students, provides an orientation to feminism and references for further pursuit of the areas covered in the following sections. "On Woman and Her Role" sets the stage with selected quotations, expressing conflicting views of woman's role. "What It Is All…
Descriptors: Biographies, Civil Rights, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Livingston, Samuel A. – 1972
In an experiment conducted under classroom conditions with 8th grade students, the simulation game "Democracy" was shown to be effective at teaching that "log-rolling" is an acceptable part of the legislative process. Two aspects of the game--role identification and game structure--were shown to contribute independently to its effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Educational Games
Caiazza, Amy – 2001
Decreased civic and political participation is a pressing problem in the United States. Today, Americans are less likely to vote, work for a party or candidate, attend a meeting, or belong to a social or community organization than they were 40 years ago. A study used the Community Indicators Survey, a nationally representative sample of 1,206…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility
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Arvizu, John R.; Garcia, F. Chris – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1996
Examines low levels of Latino political participation using data from the Latino National Political Survey. Emphasizes differences among Latino subgroups (Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban) when analyzing voter participation. Shows that socioeconomic factors, such as education and income, may be mitigated by life-cycle effect variables, and all are…
Descriptors: Age, Citizen Participation, Cubans, Educational Attainment
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Golston, Syd – Social Education, 1996
Provides an overview of the mission and activities of Kids Voting USA. The nonprofit organization promotes student awareness of the importance of voting through civic education programs. Kids Voting USA has projects in 40 states involving debates, craft activities, information gathering, and mock elections. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Elections
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Franklin, John Hope – Update on Law-Related Education, 1988
Examines the impact of race on 19th century politics and social order. Discusses the denial of voting rights and due process to free Blacks prior to the Civil War and the "unkept promises" of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Lists books on the 19th century Black experience and identifies significant…
Descriptors: Black History, Black Studies, Citizenship Education, Constitutional History
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Brook, Diane L.; And Others – Social Education, 1995
Reports on a study of 36 U.S. teachers and 114 teachers, administrators, and students in South Africa on their knowledge and opinions of each other's culture. Finds a low level of knowledge among U.S. teachers. Discovers that neither U.S. nor South African teachers include teaching about the South African elections in their curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Blacks, Civil Liberties, Course Content
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