Project Scotland is a volunteering organization that encourages youth between the ages of 16 and 25 to engage in full-time volunteering.   Project Scotland is modeled on the Unites States’ AmeriCorps service program, and links volunteers with opportunities in the non-profit, private, and government sectors.  Launched in May, 2005, the program has already proven successful, placing over 1,400 young people in positions with 130 non-profit organizations across Scotland. Such success suggests that Project Scotland will continue to advance its overarching mission: To deliver significant long term outcomes for Scotland through short term projects for young people. 

To read Project Scotland's 2006 Annual Review, please click here.

 Civic service and volunteering is widespread and expanding in five southern African countries and involves large numbers of poor people. These are key findings from a recent study on civic service and volunteering in Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The research project was conducted through a partnership between Johannesburg-based Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa (VOSESA), the Centre for Social Development at the University of Johannesburg and the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St Louis, USA. The aim of the study was to document the nature and scope of service in SADC, identify its unique features and examine implications for social development policy and practice.The research results are available in Research Partnerships build the Service Field in Africa, a special issue produced by two southern African academic journals: The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher, University of Johannesburg, and the Journal of Social Development in Africa, School of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe. To read the study, please click here.

 Richard Curtain, a public policy consultant based in Melbourne, Australia, has published a third article titled, 'For Poor Countries' Youth, Dashed Hopes Signal Danger Ahead,' in the Current History series focusing on global youth. To read the article, please click here.

The Strategy of State Youth Policy in the Russian Federation describes the Russian Federation government's new plan to implement a state youth policy.  A former ICP intern translated the first section of the Strategy; the entire Strategy in its original form can be found after the translation.  To read the Strategy, click here.

Roland Hoksbergen of Calvin College profiled the New Horizons Foundation (NHF) in a paper that will be published in a book honoring devlopment ethicist pioneer Denis Goulet. Former ICP small grant recipients Dana and Brandi Bates founded the New Horizons Foundation in 2000. To read the paper click here.

This bimonthly newsletter focuses on the Education Commission of the States (ECS) work improving citizenship in U.S. schools. It can be viewed on the ECS website here.

Youth Development Notes (YDN) is a series published by the World Bank looking at development specifically through issues relevant to young people. One of these publications, 'Youth Service as a Strategy for Youth and National Development', was based on an ICP paper authored by Brett Alessi. Please download a copy of that note here.

Below, please find copies of selected other YDNs.

Youth in Community Driven Development

This note highlights the potential of a particular approach, Community Driven Development (CDD), for young people and provides guidance on developing CDD operations with a youth focus.

Youth Conservation Corps

This note highlights the potential of youth conservation corps to provide youth with skills that enhance their employability, protect or restore critical ecosystems, and create a pro conservation citizenry. The publication profiles youth conservation corps interventions in developing and developed countries, and provides some guiding principles on effective program design.

Please download the National and Global Youth Service Day 2006 report here.

Please follow this link to the resource library on the Voices for National Service website. Publications there include cost/benefit analayses of programs, outcomes, and program evaluations. 

http://voicesforservice.org/resources/catalogNatServResearch.html

Service Learning in an International Context.
John Annette, in Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad.  Vol VIII, Winter 2002 http://www.frontiersjournal.com/issues/vol8/vol8-01_annette.htm

Induction Pack of Tutors for Citizenship Education. 
citizED, Spring 2005.
http://www.citized.info/pdf/induction/PB_Resources_for_Teaching_Citizenship.pdf

Developing citizens: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Citizenship in the Secondary School
Education for Community Involvement and as Service-Learning
Prof. John Annette, Birkbeck College, University of London

Active Citizenship and Service Learning.doc

Diversity, Mutual Understanding and Schools
Mutual Understanding and Citizenship
Michael Arlow

Citizenship
2003/4 annual report on curriculum and assessment
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Developing Citizenship Competencies from Kindergarten Through Grade 12: A Background Paper for Policymakers and Educators.
National Center for Learning and Citizenship, Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/51/35/5135.pdf

Web-Based Resources

United States

From the Horse’s Mouth: A Dialogue between Politicians and College Students
Christopher Beem, The Johnson Foundation http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/WorkingPapers/WP27Beem.pdf

Restoring the Balance Between Academics and Civic Engagement in Public Schools
Bruce O. Boston http://www.civicmissionofschools.org/resources/documents/RestoringtheBalanceReport.pdf

Advancing the Civic Mission of Schools: What Schools, Districts, and State and Federal Leaders Can Do http://www.civicmissionofschools.org/resources/documents/advancingv2.pdf

CIRCLE Quick Facts: Civic Education (see for additional factsheets and working papers )http://www.civicyouth.org/quick/civic_ed.htm

Talk It Up: Advocacy Tips from the National Service-Learning Partnership http://nslp.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=pub_archives_talkitup

England

Department for Education and Skills
Citizenship: The National Curriculum for England www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship

General information on QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority):www.qca.org.uk/citizenship
www.qca.org.uk/3-14/citizenship www.qca.org.uk/14-19/citizenship
 
'Play your part: post-16 citizenship'  www.qca.org/citizenship/post16
QCA’s recent guidance on developing, implementing and managing high quality post-16 citizenship.
 
Materials to support teaching and learning for 5-16 year olds is at:  www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes
 
Materials to support pupil assessment in citizenship are at www.ncaction.org.uk

National curriculum teaching requirements for citizenship can be viewed at www.nc.uk.net

Association for Citizenship Teaching: Knowledge, Skills, and Resources for Citizenship Educationwww.teachingcitizenship.org.uk

CSV Reports On Citizenship in the Curriculum Two Years On:http://www.csv.org.uk/nr/rdonlyres/57ae0854-7c9d-4338-85ba-e3b4ae26556a/5154/csvreportson16.pdf

Scotland
Scotland's new Curriculum for Excellence document can be accessed via http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/eddevelopment/curriculum.asp    
That page also includes some background information, and links to both html and pdf files of the Curriculum for Excellence document and the Ministerial response to it.

An HMIE document  How Good is our School? Education for Citizenship is on:  http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/citizenship/evaluation/index.asp
and the same page also gives access to:
The new Performance Measure for Education for Citizenship for National Priority 4, Values and Citizenship.
This can also be accessed through the National Priorities web-site:  http://www.nationalpriorities.org.uk/schools/priority4.html

Northern Ireland
CCEA is the Council for Curriculum Examinations and Assessment in Northern Ireland. http://www.ccea.org.uk/
 
University of Ulster pilot program – Social, Civic, and Political Education http://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculty/shse/unesco/html/research/democracy/citizenship.html  

Wales
ACCAC is the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, and details of Welsh curriculum advice can be found on their website:  http://www.accac.org.uk/
 
In Wales, education for citizenship is taught through the Personal and Social Education Framework http://www.accac.org.uk/uploads/documents/695.pdf
 
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Guidance Curriculum and Qualifications is available at:http://www.accac.org.uk/uploads/documents/212.pdf

Review of Existing Youth Voluntary Service Programs and Proposals for an Innovative UNESCO Approach

In this year 2000 report, the UNESCO Executive Board reviews its past and present activities in youth voluntary service by highlighting the findings of the 1999 “UNESCO Survey on Youth Voluntary Service”.  The survey was based on 117 questionnaires from programs of inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations representing 104 countries.

Based on the results of this survey, the report presents key elements required for a successful approach, as well as guidelines for implementing new approaches to the youth voluntary service field. 

The report concludes by renewing UNESCO's commitment to further develop its activity, capacity, and partnerships in the field.  To read the full report on the UNESCO website, please click here.

UNESCO: National Youth Policy

Acknowledging the importance of involving youth in the development of societies, this report focuses on the need to establish a specific national youth policy with the active contribution of youth.  To fulfill this objective, the report provides guidance to government and civil society actors currently in the process of developing a national youth policy or evaluating and improving on existing youth policies. Sections of the report include, topics on the formulation and implementation of a youth policy, monitoring and evaluation, and further sources of information and refernces.

The report is available through the UNESCO website. Please click here to access the link.

Reanalyzing the Relationship Between Ethics and Development

This article is based on a speech by Amartya Sen given at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. on the Ethics and Development Day, January 16, 2004.

Inter-American Development Bank

This speech reanalyzes the relationship between ethics and development and the issues that surround effective citizenship. The Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development has helped develop the importance of ethical issues in the development process. The article is available in English and Spanish. Reanalyzing the relationship between ethics and development.pdf Reanalizando la relacion entre etica y desarollo.pdf For more information, please visit the website of the Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development of the IDB, http://www.iadb.org/etica/ingles/index-i.cfm.

Something for Something: A National Youth Action Program

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in the UK recently published a paper, Something for Something, which explores the role of youth action in promoting lasting civic engagement.  This paper draws on discussions and presentations from the October 2003 international conference, ‘Re-thinking Volunteering: civic service and civil renewal,’ part of a project funded by ICP and highlighted in the Service News Worldwide November 2003 issue, which can be viewed here. EVENTS

To download the paper, please click below.

Something for Something.pdf

Background Paper on the Fundamentals of a National Youth Policy The International Council for National Youth Policy (ICNYP) has produced a backgound paper on the fundamentals of national youth policy, detailing important considerations in the formulation of such policies and coordinating programs for governmental and non-governmental actors.  The paper can be viewed here

Worldwide Workshop: Youth Involvement as a Strategy for Social, Economic and Democratic Development

This report attempts to summarize a set of rich discussions about the experience of national and community service in countries in every part of the world. The discussion took place at a worldwide meeting organized by ICP Executive Director, Susan Stroud, and the Ford Foundation in January 2000 in Costa Rica and included Ford Foundation staff and participants from fifteen countries. The purposes of the meeting were 1) to share information and experience regarding policy and practice, and 2) to examine questions that cut across the experience of national and community service in different countries.

FF Worldwide Workshop on Youth Involvement.pdf