Sentences with phrase «civics courses did»

They found that, although the civics curriculum had much less effect on civic knowledge and values than did the home environment, civics courses did make some difference.

As Murphy summarizes their argument, Niemi and Junn «found that, although the civics curriculum had much less effect on civic knowledge and values than did the home environment, civics courses did make some difference....

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Mahan has ideas for other things employers can do over the course of the year to develop a culture of civic engagement in the office:

Academic outcomes matter, of course, but so do civic outcomes, character development, respect for diversity and faith and myriad others.

She more or less goes her own way in teaching the course, but after the first year of «Civics in Action,» the Boston Public Schools introduce standardized, districtwide midterm and final exams for it, and Levinson worries how her students will do.

But what about the person who doesn't teach a civics course yet wants to provide high school students with high quality civic learning opportunities?

Yet any effort to address those problems typically leads either to a glazed look on the visage of the putative audience («governance» is such a wonky topic, best consigned to civics courses, while we pay attention instead to sexy issues like vouchers and merit pay) or else to eye - rolling and shoulder - shrugging (because even if structure and governance pose problems, it's «politically hopeless» to do anything about them).

Do such courses, which advocates of civic education strongly support, foster desirable knowledge, attitudes, and conduct?

Schools receiving grants in Sacramento have been doing civics projects; Rio Americano High started Academia CIVITAS, a four - year program with five honors courses culminating in an independent project.

Fully aware of the current state of civics education as well as the ramifications of civic education done poorly, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has put considerable intellect and energy into raising awareness and changing our course.

While Idaho does require a civics exam to graduate from high school, students have already had experience with the material through a mandatory civics course and are permitted to take the test until they pass.23

It's less than 2 miles to the Country Mart, civic center and Perenchio Golf Course, and 6.5 miles to downtown Malibu, where you might spot a celebrity or two doing their shopping or enjoying a meal.

My goal in doing this was to introduce some key social challenges and then spend most of the rest of the course addressing (civic engagement) perspectives on meeting these challenges.

Do art schools have civics courses?