This report was created as a product of members of the CivxNow and Listen First coalitions. These insights should be interpreted as a general collective consensus of our learning, not the individual views of a person nor the stance of their organization.
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A bipartisan majority of Americans see civic education as the most meaningful solution to strengthen our country, democracy, and national common identity.
Political and civic behaviors encompass a wide range of actions. They include engagement in deliberative discussions, volunteering, and attending public meetings, and other activities related to civic life. Civic action and behaviors are an important and necessary dimension for holistic and comprehensive civic learning.
Whether intentionally or not, schools and other educational settings and programs develop character traits, dispositions, virtues, and values. These qualities lay the foundation for the health of democracy and civil society. Civic dispositions and values are an important and necessary dimension for holistic and comprehensive civic learning.
Civic knowledge starts with an understanding of the structure of government and the processes of lawmaking and policy-making, but a broader, deeper knowledge of history, politics, economics, and other disciplines is necessary to comprehend the wide range of issues that citizens face. Civic knowledge and skills are an important and necessary dimension for holistic and comprehensive civic learning.
Key takeaways from the January 2019 Civic Learning Impact and Measurement Convening and concrete next steps for the civic education field to explore to deepen move civic learning and its impact.