by Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh

This study of high school civic learning opportunities found that a student's race and academic track, and a school's average socioeconomic status (SES) determines the availability of the school-based civic learning opportunities that promote voting and broader forms of civic engagement.

by Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh

The purpose of this article is to share a model of high quality civic education and the research base that supports it.

by Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh

Is patriotism good for democracy? Or does a commitment to patriotism threaten democracy? Educators do not agree on this issue.

by Joseph Kahne and Joel Westheimer

The authors discuss some surprising findings from their study of 10 nationally recognized programs that engaged youth in community-based experiences and aimed to develop democratic values.

by Joseph Kahne, Bernadette Chi, and Ellen Middaugh

The researchers employed a quasi-experimental design using pre/post surveys and comparisons with control groups to examine the impact of the Constitutional Rights Foundations's CityWorks (USA) curriculum.

by Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh, and Marshall Croddy

The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools commissioned Professor Joseph Kahne of Mills College to construct and administer a survey to examine the civic knowledge, skills, and commitments of graduating high school seniors

by Joel Westheimer and Joseph Kahne

Educators and policy makers are increasingly pursuing programs that aim to strengthen democracy through civic education, service learning, and other pedagogies. The nature of their underlying beliefs, however, differ.

by Joseph Kahne and Joel Westheimer

The authors studied 10 educational programs whose objective - to develop democratic citizens - is largely ignored by school reform policy.

by Joseph Kahne and Joel Westheimer

"In the service of what?" is a question that inevitably merits the attention of teachers, policy makers, and academicians who take seriously the idea that learning and service reinforce each other and should come together in America's schools.