Topic 1 Civic Involvement Participation Skills Civic Participation
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Topic 1 Civic Involvement, Participation, & Skills
Civic Participation & Skills Democratic gov’t. is enhanced when individuals exercise the skills to participate effectively in civic affairs
1. Issues can be analyzed through the critical use of information from public records , surveys, research data, & advocacy group policy positions
a. How do we research civic issues? • It involves determining which sources of information are relevant to the task, identifying the perspective/position of each source, & evaluating the credibility of the sources
b. What are public records & how can they help us analyze civic issues? • They can include sources such as county tax records, a report by a state agency or the Congressional Record • They offer objective data that can
c. What are surveys & how can they help us analyze civic issues? • They could be conducted by students or could come from major polling organizations • They help us collect/analyze data to better respond to civic issues (data collection from a survey of waterway contamination resulting from the runoff of snow removal chemicals conducted by a snow removal company, local gov’t. , and/or the EPA)
d. What is research data & how can it help us analyze civic issues? • It comes from many forms & may originate with organizations ranging from universities to research institutes & can be conducted by students • It helps us analyze the pros/cons of a particular civic issue through the scientific method
e. What are advocacy groups & how can they help us analyze civic issues? • They are interest groups & lobbies • They produce literature & maintain websites that outline their positions on public policy issues
f. How do we determine the credibility of a source? • We look at the qualifications/reputation of the writer/organization • We look at the circumstances in which the source material was generated • We look at the internal consistency & agreement with other credible sources • We look at the use of supporting evidence & logical conclusions • We look at evidence of bias or unstated assumptions
Civic Participation & Skills In. Class Activity #1 • Check out the following items & label them as… • Public records, surveys, research data, and/or advocacy group policy positions • Credible or Not Credible 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. https: //www. nytimes. com/2016/09/13/upshot/the-most-detailed-map-of-gay-marriage-in-america. html? mcubz=0 https: //www. surveymonkey. com/r/PGHSW 6 M http: //www. pewresearch. org/topics/gay-marriage-and-homosexuality/ http: //www. pewresearch. org/fact-tank/2017/06/26/same-sex-marriage/ https: //gsanetwork. org/ http: //www. hrc. org/ http: //www. freedomtomarry. org/ http: //marriage. laws. com/free-marriage-records
Civic Participation & Skills In. Class Activity #1 • What’s missing from the previous sources? • Information from an advocacy group that opposes gay marriage 1. https: //www. nationformarriage. org/ 2. http: //www. abidingtruthministry. com/ 3. http: //www. defendthefamily. com/
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- Civic duties vs civic responsibilities
- Mapping cardinality
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- Pee writing strategy
- Theoretical framework about parental involvement
- How can employee involvement measures motivate employees
- Panther involvement network
- Teori muzafer sherif
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- A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
- Panther involvement network