Colleagues,

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement 
(CIRCLE) reports that a research gap exists about the civic knowledge, 
attitudes, and behavior of young people who do not go to college.  In an 
effort to begin addressing this gap, SRI International, with funding 
from CIRCLE, is conducting a survey of civic learning opportunities 
available within adult literacy and ESL programs.  We are especially 
interested in how you are serving the civic learning needs of young 
people (16-24 years).  How does your program promote student civic 
engagement?  Is civic education a part of your curriculum?  Do you have 
successful practices you would like to share?

 

We invite you to participate in an online survey of civic learning 
opportunities available within adult literacy and ESL programs.  It will 
take 15 to 20 minutes to complete; you may respond anonymously.

 

The survey may be found at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=3215669793

 

It will be available until Monday, December 20. 

 

The survey report will be made available on the web in February, 2005; 
the url will be announced on this listserv and emailed to those 
requesting it.

 

Please take a few moments now to help us learn how the adult literacy 
and education system is serving the civic engagement and civic education 
needs of out-of-school youth (16-24 years), as well as its older adult 
population.

 

You may help us further by distributing this email to your colleagues.

 

Thank you for standing up to be counted!

 

Melanie Daniels and Marilyn Gillespie

SRI International

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Melanie Daniels

Education Researcher

Center for Education Policy

SRI International

333 Ravenswood Avenue  BS360

Menlo Park, CA 94025

650-859-5805 office

650-859-3375 fax

melanie.daniels at sri.com