Links
Here you will find links to other sites which provide Research, Professional Development and Educational Resources, and opportunities for Information Exchange.
CIVNET
http://www.civnet.org/
This website of CIVITAS International provides resources to promote civic education, such as civic education links from around the world, events, documents, articles and the journal Democracy Digest.
Colombia Aprende
www.colombiaaprende.edu.co
This portal of the Colombian Ministry of Education offers resources in Spanish for teachers, parents, students and researchers in multiple subjects, including citizenship competencies and similar areas.
Organizacion Internacional Nueva Acropolis - OINA
www.acropolis.org (Available in Spanish, English and French)
contact: evarodriguez@acropolis.org.sv
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
http://www.civicyouth.org/
This English website provides research in the field, such as working papers and literature reviews, a growing database of youth civic engagement organizations, a newsletter, links to related websites, grant opportunities and other resources.
The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
http://www.casel.org/
This English website provides important resources in social and emotional learning, such as publications, links to videos, and a newsletter.
National Center for Learning and Citizenship, Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/ProjectsPartners/nclc/nclc_main.htm
This site provides valuable resources in English, such as publications, events, citizenship education and civic assessment databases.
Human Rights Education Associates
http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/index.php
This webpage offers recent research documents, training materials, lesson plans, a database on human rights education, an online library, online discussion forums, and other valuable resources.
Peace Alliance Foundation
http://www.peacealliancefound.org/content/blogsection/28/92/
At this site, you will find a U.S. database of peace initiatives which you can contribute to, as well as other global peace building projects.
Red Centroamericana de Educación en Valores para la Ciudadanía y la Democracia
http://www.oei.es/caev/acuerdos.htm
This website describes the work of the Central American Network on Education in Values for Citizenship and Democracy.
Teaching for Peace – Web Sources for Peace Education
http://www.bctf.ca/locals/local41/teachingpeace/index.html
This website includes links to many peace education websites.
UNESCO
http://portal.unesco.org/
Many important resources in English, French and Spanish (and other languages) may be found here, such as best practice examples in peace education, and other resources for human rights education and education in situations of emergency, crisis and reconstruction.
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
http://www.un-instraw.org/
This page features research, information exchange, best practices, publications, events and interviews regarding gender equality in English, French and Spanish.
Vanderbilt University
http://www.lapopsurveys.org/
The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) came to Vanderbilt with its director, Mitchell Seligson. After 18 years at the University of Pittsburgh, where he held an endowed chair and founded LAPOP, Seligson joined the Vanderbilt faculty as Centennial Professor of Political Science and a Fellow of the Center for the Americas in 2004.
Political Database of the Americas
http://pdba.georgetown.edu/history.html
The Conflict Resolution Education Connection
http://www.creducation.org/
School Violence Observatory in Brazil
http://www.ucb.br/observatorio/
Publications on Restorative Justice
International Institute for Restorative Practices: A Graduate School
http://www.iirp.org/
Educators for Social Responsibility Peer Mediation
http://www.esrnational.org/es/peermediation.htm
International Society for Research on Aggression
http://www.israsociety.com/
Norway Bullying Prevention Program (pioneer in the field)
http://www.uib.no/psyfa/hemil/mobbing/Englishindex.html
Film to “Live Together” in Violent Communities: Montes de Maria Festival, Colombia (Spanish only) http://www.educacionparalapaz.org.co/noticias.htm?x=18936596
Crime, Violence and Democracy in Latin America
http://laii.unm.edu/conference/mesquita.php
Bantaba, Recursos para el Desarrollo Humano, la Educación Global y la Participación Ciudadana
http://www.bantaba.ehu.es/bantaba/index_es
http://www.conflict-prevention.net/
http://www.oecd-sbv.net/
In other Regions
National Identity and Cultural Coherence in Educational Reform for Democratic Citizenship The Case of Ukraine Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 105-118 (2006)
http://esj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/1/105
A Comparative Analysis of the Intercultural Dimension of Education for Democratic Citizenship in Denmark and England 1980 – 2005 http://www.ces.uc.pt/interact/documents/INTERACT_WP4_summary_inglaterra.pdf
Nairobi Peace Initiative – Africa
http://www.npi-africa.org/default.asp
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How to Involve Youth in Democratic Participation
• http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/
• http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/r_ydev_civeng.asp
• http://www.iicrd.org/cap/childparticipation
• http://www.unicef.org/voy/
• http://www.freethechildren.com
• http://www.closeup.org/
• http://www.unfpa.org/adolescents/initiatives.htm#int
• Inter-American Children's Institute
See other links in our second bulletin
In Other Regions
• Citizenship Education in Northern Ireland >>
• UNESCO Case Studies >>
• Conflict Resolution Education around the World >>
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