The Citizenship Action Project · Democracy in Action

Identifying and Researching Issues

Selecting a community or global issue and conducting thorough research to understand its root causes.

Key Questions

  1. 1Who should decide which social issue is most urgent for our class to address?
  2. 2What rights are in tension within the specific issue we have chosen?
  3. 3What is the government's role here in addressing the problem we identified?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Junior Cycle - Democracy in Action
Class/Year: 3rd Year
Subject: Active Citizenship and Democratic Action
Unit: The Citizenship Action Project
Period: Democracy in Action

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