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Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life |
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Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It This important project, initially sponsored by the American Political Science Association, tests the proposition that social science has useful insights on the state of our democratic life. Most importantly, it charts a course for reinvigorating civic participation in the world’s oldest democracy. |
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A Matter of Faith: Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election A Matter of Faith goes beyond the headlines to assess the role religion played in the 2004 election and to explore its significance for future contests. This “who’s who” of experts on religion and politics explain what really happened in ‘04—and what it might mean for 2008. |
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The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools William G. Howell, Paul E. Peterson, with David E. Campbell and Patrick J. Wolf The Education Gap is the first book to gather a significant body of data on vouchers in multiple locations, and it reveals startling new evidence that voucher programs benefit African-American students more than participants from other ethnic groups. |
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Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education Edited by Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell This volume brings together the most current empirical research on two important innovations shaping American education today—voucher programs and charter schools. |
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Why do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? Why We Vote demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. |
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