Sentences with phrase «civic aims of education»

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The John Dewey Award echoes the teachings of its namesake reflecting a civic purpose that aims to reform the education landscape,» said Councilmember Jackson.

Federal courts should insist that states design their education systems to accomplish the aims of the right to education — be they ending inequitable disparities in educational opportunity, preparing students to be competent voters and civic participants, or ensuring that students are equal citizens.

When it comes to civics and citizenship education, they found the three aims principals considered to be most important were: promoting students» critical and independent thinking (64 per cent); promoting students» knowledge of citizens» rights and responsibilities (61 per cent); and, developing students» skills and competencies in conflict resolution (44 per cent).

But here we become impaled on the fundamental dilemma of civic education: if we teach civic virtue in a way that respects the integrity of the academic curriculum, civics becomes ancillary and irrelevant; but if we attempt to incorporate civic education into the academic subjects, we inevitably subvert the inherent moral aim of those subjects by subordinating the pursuit of truth to civic uplift.

By weaving business, economics, communication and leadership skills into the fabric of education, NSCS aims to educate future business, civic, and community leaders.

Global education, given its relatively brief heritage as experiential curriculum that aims to develop student awareness of social problems, inquiry skills, and capacity and attitude for civic action (Gaudelli, 2003), would seem to be an ideal platform for the introduction of serious video games, since their educational aims are essentially the same.

The study aims to facilitate the re-design of civic education curriculum and instruction in public schools to foster equity and social action.