About the Initiative
Youth groups, church groups, school groups, community action programs for specific causes and issues, all offer opportunities to exercise your engagement. Find the ones that best fit you and your family's interests.
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Research Resources
For the development of this website, we accessed many resources with information on a number of related topics including information on the importance of civic education to outcomes later in life, and how parents, educators and those in public policy and leadership positions can use the latest information to help grow great citizens.
- Raising an Engaged Citizenry: Parents Make a Big Difference
- Developing Citizens: The Impact of Civic Learning Opportunities on Students' Commitment to Civic Participation
- California Civic Survey
- Educating for Democracy: California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
- A longitudinal study: Developing Citizens: The Impact of Civic Learning Opportunities on Students' Commitment to Civic Participation
- A Campaign to Promote Civic Education
- Engaging Parents in Civic Education at Home
- Educating Youth For Citizenship
- Parents Who Talk About Their Own Civic Views
- The Role of Parents in Civic Education
- The Lasting Impact of College on Young Adults' Civic and Political Engagement
- Democracy for Some: The Civic Opportunity Gap in High School
- Centre for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
- 4-H CYD, Centre for Youth Development
- Liberal Education and Civic Engagement
- Voting: A Family Affair
- Democracy and Education: Schools and Communities Initiative
- Learning That Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become an Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities
- The Influence of Family Political Discussion on Youth Civic Development: Which Parent Qualities Matter?
- Presidential Service Awards
- The State of Civic Education: Teaching the Citizens of Tomorrow
- Can Games Make Your Kid a Better Citizen?
- Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
- Games for Change
- Scholastic, Election 2008
- Thinking About Governance: A Draft Discussion Paper
- The Role of Civic Education in Creating Engaged, Lifelong Learners and Building Strong Communities
- Scholastic for Parents
- Scholastic for Teachers