Sentences with phrase «more civic skills»

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More recently, Judith Torney - Purta's analysis of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's civics assessment (given to 90,000 14 - year - olds in 28 countries) found that civics instruction correlates, controlling for demographic factors, with improved civics knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

You can find more resources to help develop students» civic skills and leadership potential at National Youth Leadership Council.

Our students need strong civics skills now more than ever.

Students in secular private, Catholic, and other religious schools are more likely than students in assigned public schools to have confidence in their ability to exercise civic skills if called upon to do so.

Interestingly, Kahne's study found that even mainstream online role - playing games (such as World of Warcraft) that don't contain explicit social messages can still have a civic dimension because they encourage players to work collaboratively, hone negotiating skills, and provide opportunities for more experienced players to guide the newbies.

Teachers are more confident and skilled at fostering students» academic, civic, and social and emotional learning.

This amounted to a return of more than $ 2 for every taxpayer dollar spent and a social return of nearly $ 4 for every dollar spent.13 The social return included benefits such as improved skills and human capital, greater lifetime civic engagement, lower delinquency and criminal activity, and even improved health status for volunteers.14 Cost - benefit analyses of more than 50 individual AmeriCorps programs have yielded similar results.15

Through civic initiatives, community engagement, speech and debate, and authentic student and family advocacy for more school choice, our scholars acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitude to change the world.