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Library Resources Filtered by Journal: "PS: Political Science and Politics"

Total number of Library Resources: 31

Educating the "Good" Citizen: Political Choices and Pedagogical Goals (2004)

The authors call attention to the spectrum of ideas represented in civic education programs about what good citizenship is and...

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Negotiating the Politics of Citizenship Education (2004)

The author examines long-standing debates between those proponents of civic education and social studies who hope to reproduce...

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Diversity, Immigration, and the Politics of Civic Education (2004)

The author addresses how in increasingly diverse classrooms it makes little sense to expect uniform outcomes from civic...

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Civic Education and Political Participation (2004)

The author acknowledges the substantial evidence of declining levels of civic engagement among youth and young adults. But he...

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PS: Political Science & Politics (2004)

This issue of PS contains a special section on the politics of civic education.
Making Public School Business Like...Again (2004)

This article demonstrates recent declines in commitments to civic education as a legitimate goal for public schooling. The...

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Controversies about Controversial Issues in Democratic Education (2004)

The ability to discuss controversial political issues, Hess suggests, is fundamental to living an active civic life in a...

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PS: Political Science & Politics (2003)

This issue of PS contains a special section on developmental perspectives on civic education.
Nurturing Civic Lives: Developmental Perspectives on Civic Education--Introduction (2003)

Part of a special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. This special section is the byproduct of an APSA...
Developmental Roots of Political Engagement (2003)

The evolving values and world views of young people can advance understanding of the kinds of people they are becoming and the...
Civic Education, Civic Engagement, and Youth Civic Development (2003)

Part of a special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. A discussion of the importance of civic education...
Cross-National Analysis of Political and Civic Involvement Among Adolescents, (A) (2003)

A study was conducted to examine patterns of civic and political involvement developed during political socialization and...

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Habits from Home, Lessons from School: Influences on Youth Civic Engagement (2003)

Part of a special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. A study was conducted to examine whether...
Demonstration That School-Based Required Service Does Not Deter, But Heightens, Volunteerism, (A) (2003)

Part of a special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. A study was conducted to examine participation in...
Promoting the Development of Citizenship in Diverse Youth (2003)

Part of a special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. A summary and review of a research program started...
Civic Education by Mandate: A State-by-State Analysis (2003)

A study was conducted to examine how many states require college students to take some course in American government, civics,...
Real Service = Real Learning: Making Political Science Relevant Through Service-Learning (2003)

The author describes how her course, "Human Rights, Human Wrongs" can be seen as evidence that a service-learning course can...
Civic Skill Building: The Missing Component in Service Programs? (2002)

This paper suggests one reason for the weak empirical results relative to civic engagement is that many service and volunteer...
PS: Political Science & Politics (2000)

This issue of PS contains a special section on service-learning in political science.
Service Learning as Justice Advocacy: Can Political Scientists Do Politics? (2000)

The writer discusses adding service learning to political science curricula. He explains that a key aim of service learning is...
Service Learning in Political Science: An Introduction (2000)

Part of a special section on service learning in political science. The writer contends that the articles in this special...
Service Learning in College Political Science: Queries and Commentary (2000)

Part of a special section on service learning in political science. The writers examine the implications of service learning...
Impact of Service Learning on Democratic and Civic Values, (The) (2000)

Part of a special section on service learning in political science. The writers analyze whether service learning experiences...
Theorizing Citizenship and Evaluating Public Achievement (2000)

Part of a special section on service learning in political science. The writer describes and explains the ways in which Public...
What Should Be Learned through Service Learning? (2000)

Part of a special section on service learning in political science. The writers contend that service learning offers...