Sentences with phrase «of civic engagement among»

However, Putnam found that their effectiveness varied widely, largely as a result of differing levels of civic engagement among their citizens.

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is kicking off the New Year by tackling an issue of tremendous importance in New York City — the need for greater civic engagement among New Yorkers.

The Askwith Forum is a series of public lectures at the Harvard Graduate School of Education featuring a wide range of topics, including early childhood, civic and moral engagement, expanded learning models, educating for human rights, and international education among others.

That's one conclusion suggested by a new analysis of online civic engagement among young people, conducted by a trio of Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers and published this month in the International Journal of Communication...

Consisting of several new faces as well as loyal supporters from the original founding of the program in the 1990s, this Council counts among its members active artists, cultural philanthropists, and arts educators who put civic engagement and arts education advocacy among their highest priorities.

While the 2016 election brought a renewed interest in engagement among youth, 4 only 23 percent of eighth - graders performed at or above the proficient level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics exam, and achievement levels have virtually stagnated since 1998.5 In addition, the increased focus on math and reading in K - 12 education — while critical to prepare all students for success — has pushed out civics and other important subjects.

The St. Louis program looked at the intersection of climate change science, artistic practice, and civic engagement, and included programs from the Judd Foundation, Mary Miss, Tattfoo Tan, and Washington University, among others.

Developing a new civic dialogue, the show explores the reappropriation of iconography from classical sculpture; engagement with themes of the individual and society; incorporation of language, symbolism, and metaphor; and the use of non-traditional materials and performance, among other themes.