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Threshold Magazine
Fall 2004

The Fall 2004 issue of Threshold: Exploring the Future of Education featured articles focused on the theme of civic education, produced in partnership with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
PDF icon The Youth Vote
MTV's Gideon Yago discusses the political engagement of the connected generation.
PDF icon Rethinking Civic Education
Three leaders in civic education research, advocacy, and program development—David E. Skaggs, Todd Clark, and Judith Torney-Purta—discuss key issues facing civic education.
PDF icon The Civic Achievement Gap
Meira Levinson explores why poor and minority students are disproportionately disengaged in civic life—and what can be done about it.
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On the power of online simulations to teach the electoral process.
PDF icon Youth & Leaders Forum
U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Ed Markey and two high-school students exchange ideas for engaging young people in civic life.
PDF icon Digital Civics
Barbara Gottlieb-Robles looks at how the availability—and culture—of online civic engagement might shape the future of democracy.
PDF icon PLUS: Online Civic Engagement
Only available online: a one-page roundup of 10 ways in which young people
engage in civic learning online, with links to sample sites.
PDF icon Media, Politics & Democracy
Lance Bennett helps us to understand the expanding array of media that will define civic engagement in the 21st century.
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A turning point for a radical proposal: Cynthia Gibson explores a comprehensive approach to civic education.
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PDF icon Contributors
The people behind the words and ideas in this issue.
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Civic Change: An introduction to this issue by Jesus Garcia of NCSS and Nick Davatzes of A&E Networks and Cable in the Classroom.
PDF icon About Threshold
Who we are, what we do, and why.
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Interaction and Achievement: A pilot project points to new views of technology and curriculum to improve learning in civic education.
PDF icon Conversations
The Future of Education: a follow-up discussion to our previous issue..
 
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