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| www.connectpublications.co.uk/index.html |
| Connect Publications - the site presenting manuals and DVD for: |
| - Sociology resources |
| - Psychology resources |
| - Learning to learn |
| - Hidden Disabilities - Mental Health Issues: The Teaching Kit |
| - Citizenship: Raising the Standard |
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| Learning to learn - The learning Kіt is the title of the series packs aimed at encouraging students to 'learn how to learn'. It contains activities on different ways of learning. |
| Citizenship: Raising the Standard. Developing a citizenship school. . What exactly is citizenship and how should it fit into the curriculum and culture of the school and community? Is it best taught as a separate subject or integrated into the curriculum as a whole? How can students get actively involved in citizenship? Interviews with a citizenship coordinator and headteacher. |
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| www.globalethics.org |
| Institute for Global Ethics provides such programs and Services: |
| - Corporations - Institute works to strengthening the ethical culture of corporations - small, growing, and global. |
| - Education - The Institute's Education department offers critical support to educators, students, and school communities seeking to improve ethical climate. From curricula for students from kindergarten through college to workshops for the wider community, we have an array of tools to help you put ethics into action. (For example, "Building decision skills" containing Teachers' Guide, Lesson Plan, Activity, Handout, Worksheet, Reading, Overheads, Dilemmas) |
| - Nonprofits - Using proven tools and processes, IGE consultants provide customized services for non-profit organizations that recognize the value of integrating ethics into their everyday culture-at all levels. |
| - Individuals - In a world full of tough moral dilemmas, people often ask us how they can make a difference. The answer is simple: by understanding, communicating, and living ethics. |
| - Foundations - The Institute for Global Ethics long has recognized the pivotal role that foundations can play in pushing for improved ethics. |
| - Government - The Institute works with government at both federal and state levels. Available services include training, surveys, consulting, and talks. We tailor our offerings to each unique sector in which we work. |
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| www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk |
| Association for Teaching Citizenship |
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| www.civics.unc.edu/ |
| North Carolina Civic Education Consortium. |
| Mission The Civic Education Consortium works with schools, governments, and community organizations to prepare North Carolina's young people to be active, responsible citizens. |
| Goals: |
| - Provide schools, governments (state and local), and community organizations with the most effective models, tools, and techniques for educating youth about how to engage in civic life. |
| - Facilitate communication and collaboration among those who promote youth civic education and engagement. |
| - Encourage young people to consider public service as a viable career option. |
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| Featured Resources, Election Information, Government and Law, Judicial System, News Media, US History. |
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| http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/cived/ |
| National Center for Education Statistics. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Among other materials on the site there is a page for kids: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp?flash=true |
| Very good example - Kids site for civic education. Schools looking for foreign partners can find the whole contact information about any school within the USA. |
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| www.thedemocracyworks.com/tcp/about.htm |
| The citizenship project: |
| - to promote and support regular, rational, responsible citizenship. |
| - assists all efforts to create, train, support, and guide local citizen groups to an understanding of their role as citizens and help them improve their citizenship skills. |
| - focuses on the local level. The project begins among small local communities and spreads to the greater population as a result of positive example. |
| - is a non-profit organization. The Citizenship Project is funded entirely by donations of those who value democracy and want it to continue and improve. |
| - promotes citizen awareness, understanding and action. |
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| www.youthepeople.com/adult_program.html |
| Project "You the People" - empowering citizens, building communities |
| You The People is: |
| - Easy, powerful, and fun |
| - Helps you, the people, learn how your government works |
| - Helps you learn how to work with your government |
| - Increases your awareness of the issues you face |
| - Trains you to make informed decisions regarding these issues |
| - Builds unity and community |
| - Trains you to rate and elect effective representatives |
| - Breaks gridlock |
| - Reduces crime |
| - Reduces dissension |
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