FOR THE MOST PART, US ninth graders are well on their way to being knowledgeable,
caring, engaged citizens when compared to their peers internationally. That is the good …

Maintains that the National Council for the Social Studies national standards advocate
understanding of and participation in democratic citizenship by all students, including those …

As part of the IEA study of civic education, US ninth graders were assessed for their civic
knowledge, concepts, attitudes, and experiences. The study yielded information about the …

One of the primary reasons for social studies education in the United States is to prepare
young people for the responsibilities of living in a democratic society. On the surface, this …

The purpose of this paper is to outline briefly the democratic ideas and values that I believe
should be explicitly studied and practiced through-out the American school system. Nothing …

The assessment of educational programs is of increasing importance for teachers and policy
makers in the United States and other countries in their efforts to monitor and improve …

US students came out near the top of a recent 28-nation study of civics education. The
International Civic Education Stazdy tested 90,000 14-year-olds in 24" democratic" …

In Michigan's state-wide social studies test, eleven-year-old students have been expected to
defend or challenge a piece of public policy, citing a core democratic value in their written …

The relationship between democratic citizenship and public schooling has been an
enduring theme in US educational and social theory. Among the responsibilities and the …

Discusses results of international study to determine what 14-year-olds in the United States
and several other countries know and understand about citizenship, government, and the …