Internet Web Sites:

American Political Science Association -- http://www.apsanet.org/CENnet
Education for civic engagement and responsive governance were founding objectives of the political science profession at the beginning of the 20th century and remain essential for the 21st century. It includes scholarly essays, listings of civic education organizations, and teaching and research resources for Civic Education teachers.

American Youth Policy Forum - http://www.aypf.org/
AYPF provides policymakers and their senior aides with information and experiences useful in the development of an effective youth education, training and transition-to-employment system for the United States (including formal and informal learning opportunities, internships, national community service, and other experience-based learning methodologies).

Center for Civic Education - http://www.civiced.org/
A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy.

Center for Democracy and Citizenship -- www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cdc
Begun at the Humphrey Institute for the development of practical theory about "what works" to engage citizens in public life, to unleash and cultivate people's public talents, and to renew the public cultures and democratic purposes of service institutions.

Civnet -- http://civnet.org/index.html
Web site for civic education practitioners (teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers), as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) promoting civil society all over the world.

Civic Education Network -- http://www.apsanet.org/CENnet/
Site maintained by the American Political Science Association. It includes links to organizations, essays, grants and fellowships, and resources on Civic Education.

Civic Practices Network - http://www.cpn.org
A Learning Collaborative for Civic Renewal Civic Practices Network (CPN) is a collaborative and nonpartisan project bringing together a diverse array of organizations and perspectives within the new citizenship movement. CPN is designed to bring schooling for active citizenship, which has always been at the heart of our rich democratic and associational life, into the information age.

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation -- http://www.civicus.org/
An international alliance of more than 230 members, both organizations and individuals, form 60 countries.

National Alliance for Civic Education - http://www.cived.net/
NACE aims to help citizens across the country better understand the significance of effective civic education for a well-functioning democracy. This site includes resources, civic requirements and guidelines.

National Civic League - http://www.ncl.org
National Civic League (NCL) is a 106-year-old nonpartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Denver. Best known for the annual All-America City Awards, NCL also works directly with communities to foster cross-sector collaboration and grass roots problem solving. This web site provides information about National Civic League's programs, publications and membership.

National Commission on Civic Renewal -- http://www.puaf.umd.edu/civicrenewal/
The purpose is to assess the condition of civic engagement in the United States today and to propose specific actions -- to be undertaken by the public, private, and voluntary sectors as well as by individuals -- that could improve this condition.

WBI Civic Association Outreach and Training Program - http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/civicassociation/
The program works to foster participatory democracy by making the analytical and strategic skills for effective cooperation available to representatives of previously marginalized groups. The program applies a multi-faceted approach to reach national and global levels, as well as to coordinate with on-going Bank operations.

Electronic Journals:

Strengthening Civil Society. Issues of Democracy. July 1996. 36 pp.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0796/ijde/ijde0796.htm

Social Responsibility in the United States. Issues of Democracy. January 1997. 39 pp.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0197/ijse/ijse0197.htm

The United States: A Nation of Volunteers. U.S. Society and Values. September 1998. 42 pp.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0998/ijse/ijse0998.htm

Documents/Reports:

Civic Education: Practical Guidance Note. Democratic Governance Group, Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
http://www.undp.org/oslocentre/docs04/Civic%20education.pdf

Do You Know... The Good News about American Education? Center on Education Policy and American Youth Policy Forum. 1999.
http://www.aypf.org/publicatons/Good_News.pdf

Measuring Up 2004: The National Report Card on Higher Education. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. 2004.
http://measuringup.highereducation.org/docs/nationalreport_2004.pdf

Partee, Glenda L. Preparing Youth for Employment: Principles and Characteristics of Five Leading United States Youth Development Programs. American Youth Policy Forum. 2003.
http://www.aypf.org/publications/PreparingYouthforEmployment.pdf

Pearson, Sarah S. Finding Common Ground: Service-Learning and Education Reform. American Youth Policy Forum. 2002.
http://www.aypf.org/publicatons/findingcommonground.pdf

Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century. American Youth Policy Forum. 2003.
http://www.aypf.org/publicatons/Shaping_Future_Youth.pdf

Printed Articles:

Boyte, Harry C. Civic Education and the New American Patriotism Post-9/11. Cambridge Journal of Education. 2003. p. 85-100.

Gastil, John. Adult Civic Education Through the National issues Forums: Developing Democratic Habits and Dispositions through Public Deliberation. Adult Education Quarterly. August 2004. p. 308-328.

Murphy, James B. Tug of War. Education Next. Fall 2003. p. 70-76.

Pybas, Kevin. Liberalism and Civic Education. Perspectives on Political Science. Winter 2004. p. 18- 29.

Stukas, Arthur A., Michelle R. Dunlap. Community Involvement: Theoretical Approaches and Education Initiatives. Journal of Social Issues. 2002. p, 411-427

Books:

American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social Political, and Economic Challenges. Baltimore, MD and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, c1999. 378.73 AME

Beane, James A. Curriculum Integration: Designing the Core of Democratic Education. New York, NY: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, c1997. 375.001 BEA

Bozeman, William. Educational Technology: Best Practices from American Schools. Second Edition. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, c1999. 371.33 BOZ

Brookings Papers on Education Policy 2004. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, c2004.
370.73 BRO

Brookings Papers on Education Policy 2003. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, c2003.
370.73 BRO

Civic Engagement in American Democracy. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, c1999. 323.042 CIV

Civil Society at the Millennium. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press, c1999. 301 CIV

Educating Citizens: International Perspectives on Civic Values and School Choice. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, c2004. 379.111 EDU

Evidence Matters: Randomized Trials in Education Research. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press,c2002. 370.72 EVI

Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millennium. Berkley, CA, Los Angeles, CA, London, England: University of California Press, c2004. 303.482 GLO

Hassel, Bryan C. The Charter School Challenge: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, c1999. 371.01 HAS

Hill, Paul T. and Robin J. Lake. Charter Schools and Accountability in Public Education. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, c2002. 371.01 HIL

Lickona, Thomas. Educating for Character: How Our Schools can Teach Respect and Responsibility. New York, NY: Bantam Books, c1991. 370.114 LIC

Mosher, Ralph; Robert A. Kenny, Jr.; Andrew Garrod. Preparing for Citizenship: Teaching Youth to Live Democratically. Westport, CT, London, England: Praeger, 1994. 370.115 MOS

Multicultural Education, Critical Pedagocy, and the Politics of Difference. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, c1995. 370.196 MUL

Niemi, Richard C. and Jane Junn. Civic Education: What Makes Students Learn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, c1998. 320.407 NIE

O'Connell, Brian. Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy. Hanover, NH and London, England: University Press of New England, c1999. 323.042 OCO

Palestini, Robert H. Educational Administration: Leading with Mind and Heart. Lanham, MD, and London, England: Scarecrow Press, c2001. 372.285 EDU

Reinventing Democracy. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers, 1996. 321 REI

Serow, Robert; Perry Castelli; Vivian Castelli. Social Foundations of American Education. Second Edition. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, c2000. 370.973 SER

Sirianni, Carmen and Lewis Friedland. Civic Innovation in America: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal. Berkley, CA, Los Angeles, CA, London, England: University of California Press, c2001. 323.042 SIR

Zemelman, Steven; Harvey Daniels; Arthur Hyde. Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools. Second Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, c1998.
371.102 ZEM

Video:

We the People... Project Citizen. Center for Civic Education. April 1999.