Sentences with phrase «fosters civic education»

I was able to travel across the U.S. and Canada meeting with school boards leaders, community organizations, foundations, and governments to collaborate on initiatives that fostered civic education, and was grateful to see the collective passion that educators across the country held for the success of students.

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Would they improve the ability of parents to control the education of their children (a right once said by the Supreme Court «to override the desire of the legislature to foster a homogeneous people with American ideals prepared readily to understand current discussions of civic matters»)?

Abstract: The Secretariat of Education of Bogotá since 2013 has been implementing an educative policy focused on citizenship and civic coexistence, fostering the formation of critical, empowered and participative citizens, who think globally and act locally.

Patting himself on the back perhaps a bit too often for being «tough - minded,» Macedo insists that, properly constructed, a civic education fostering liberal virtues is compatible with a great deal of diversity — and that what it is not compatible with does not deserve our respect or solicitude.

When accepting the award she said, «I believe museum education, driven by the vision of artists and the expertise of teachers, can play a critical role in fostering social and civic imagination, and can empower young people and communities to critically reflect on and shape their world.»

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

Scott Seider is an associate professor of education at Boston University where his research focuses on the role of schools in fostering adolescents» civic and character development.

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

The collaborative effort of the Coalition fosters community awareness of civic education and the need for engaged citizenship.

Curriculum programs help foster courageous compassion, active citizenship and academic success by combining service - learning, character education, civic engagement and literacy training.

These organizations focus on fostering character development through character education, service - learning, civic education, social - emotional learning and similar initiatives.