Curricular Supplements:
Education for the Public Service
Civic Engagement:
Civic Engagement Better Life Index
The Better Life Index is designed to let you visualize and compare some of the key factors – like education, housing, environment, and so on – that contribute to well-being in OECD countries. It’s an interactive tool that allows you to see how countries perform according to the importance you give to each of 11 topics that make for a better life.
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Fast Facts: Civil Society and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
UNDP focuses on three goals in its engagement with civil society: invest in civil society and civic engagement; facilitate citizen action for democratic governance and development; strengthen civic engagement for multilateralism and human development.
Public Education:
Public Administration Network (PEN) Collection
After 21 years, Public Education Network (PEN) closed its doors effective December 31, 2012. PEN raised the importance of public engagement as an essential component of education reform. Their collection of written works continues to be shared here.
Source: Issue Lab, a service of the Foundation Center
Libraries:
Smithsonian Libraries- Smithsonian Research Online
NOAA Central Library – National Centers for Environmental Information
This list contains links to various NOAA organizations that distribute data and publications.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Library Workers Facts and Figures
This fact sheet explores: library staff in the workforce, diversity within the professions, education attainment of library workers, the role of women in the professions, issues of pay and pay equity, and the union difference for library staff.
Source: Department for Professional Employees AFL-CIO
Nonprofit Organizations:
United Way Nonprofit Learning: Our Stories
United Way of the National Capital Area aimes to improve the lives of underserved individuals and families
Source: United Way
Social Work and the Helping Profession:
NASW Press Publications
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 132,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
Source: National Association of Social Workers