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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Responsible citizens"”.
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The faith and civic engagement scale: Principle components and confirmatory factor analysis
… which may encourage young adults to become responsible citizens who contribute to the betterment of society.
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Governing mother-child communication about sex in HIV/AIDS epidemic : positioning Lovelines
… socializing a new generation of sexually responsible citizens. This governmental rationality of neo-liberalism is read against South African conditions of mass media persuasion, HIV/Aids risk and talking about sex in families.
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A Dormitory for Architecture Students in Alexandria, Virginia
… but also in civic life and prepare them to be responsible citizens. The dormitory was inspired by the friendly spirit of the WAAC with the intention of supporting the Center in its varied goals and enhancing its academic perspectives.
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Social media enter the stadium : a case study on the political economy of media at the 2010 Winter Olympics
… to follow traditional media norms in order to be responsible citizens. In considering this discursive construction within the political economy of traditional media, it is suggested that one tactic employed is the creation of flak, which attempts to discredit what it opposes. Traditional media …
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The Effect Earning a GED While Incarcerated has on Recidivism Rates: A Research Synthesis
… to offenders to help them return to society as responsible citizens. Twenty-one peer-reviewed journal articles from the existing literature were analyzed in this study. They included pre-admission statistics, in-prison programming, and post-release outcomes. This research synthesis confirms that …
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Examining the potential of ethics of care for inclusion of women in Africa higher education discourses
… of cultivating compassionate, imaginative and responsible citizens who can reason, not only for themselves, but for humanity as well.
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Is cooperative learning an appropriate pedagogy to support the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence?
… individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens. To achieve the aims of Curriculum for Excellence there will need to be a change in how schools are organised and in the approaches to learning and teaching that take place in our classrooms. This has implications for the …
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Using Young Adult Literature and Literary Theory to Teach Middle School Students How to Read Through Critical Lenses
… and their ability to create speculative and responsible citizens for society through the application of critical literacy practice. The most effective tool in engaging middle school students in these practices is YAL.</p>
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Teenage citizenship geographies: Rural spaces of exclusion, education and creativity
In September 2002 citizenship education became a compulsory element of the secondary school curriculum in England. This policy development launches new interest in the spatial politics of childhood and youth. With increased focus on teenage apathy and declining civic engagement, citizenship …
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The Perceptions of Students, Teachers, and Parents Regarding the Value of the LIFESKILLS and Lifelong Guidelines Program.
… that focuses on producing a caring community of responsible citizens for life.</p><p>The purpose of this qualitative case study was to evaluate the perceptions of students, teachers, and parents regarding the value of a character education program that was implemented in 2003 at a public …
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The Urban Poor, Civic Governmentality and the Problem of Participation
… of civic participation and the formation of "responsible" citizens amongst the urban poor in Khayelitsha, South Africa (Brown, 2015, p. 133). Critical in developing this understanding are the tools of the SA SDI Alliance through which the urban poor of Khayelitsha, Cape Town are allowed to …
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An assessment of the anti-corruption strategies in Namibia's public sector
… system. This remains a serious concern for all responsible citizens For this reason, the paper examines the efficacy of the GRN's anti-corruption strategies and mechanisms in order to suggest possible solutions/steps in strengthening the existing ones with a view to halt occurrences of corrupt …
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An integration approach to character education in the high school
… opportunities for students to learn how to be responsible citizens in their schools and communities by developing moral and virtuous traits. However, this path to maturity seems to create many challenges for today's students. Recent events in public schools and today's society have demonstrated …
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Investigating the relationship between religious motives and rhetorical activism : an ethnographic study of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty.
… students to be rhetorically capable, socially responsible citizens, I argue that students should be encouraged to examine their religious and ideological beliefs and values and to consider how those values might animate their rhetorical strategies as they seek to do good in the public sphere.
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The role of school management in effecting learner discipline in public secondary schools in Chingola district, Copperbelt province of Zambia.
… educational objectives and grow into useful and responsible citizens; however, the reality was the existence of growing learner indiscipline in schools. Indiscipline was evidenced by the underlying issues affecting pupil discipline which were: sex-related offences, offences related to pupil …
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The role of school management in effecting learner discipline in public secondary schools in Chingola district, Copperbelt province of Zambia.
… educational objectives and grow into useful and responsible citizens; however, the reality was the existence of growing learner indiscipline in schools. Indiscipline was evidenced by the underlying issues affecting pupil discipline which were: sex-related offences, offences related to pupil …
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The relevance of Nyambedzano as an effective process for promoting morality among the youth
… and the behaviour of the youth as active, responsible and proactive members of the society and community members. Unfortunately, there are insufficient conversations about morality across social strata. The elders often seem disenfranchised by the popularity of the rights-based approach and …
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A focus on the pedagogical relevance of the school in harmonizing education for individual autonomy with responsible citizenship : implications for a school curriculum
… about harmony between individual autonomy and responsible citizenship. In order to confirm the supposition on "a Focus on the Pedagogical relevance of the school in harmonizing education for individual autonomy with responsible citizenship: Implica¬tions for a school curriculum", the researcher …
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Philosophy and Practice of Wholistic and Physical Student Development at Select Seventh-day Adventist Higher Educational Institutions and Work Colleges
… students who are well-balanced, productive, responsible citizens. Second, they aspire for students to mature into well-balanced individuals who will regard serving humanity as an important, lifelong component in reaching their optimal personal fulfillment. This aim is an outcome of the …
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Education for a Changing World: A Mixed-Methods Study of Cognitive Flexibility in Rwandan Primary Schools
… in learners’ everyday lives, and more responsible citizens who can contribute to Rwanda’s national development. Within the classroom, teachers used group-based activities to encourage collaboration and a range of techniques, learning aids and materials, often sourced from their own …