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Government and Public Administration

Executing governmental functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and Administration at the local, state, and federal levels.

GENERAL RESOURCES    CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS   OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION   LESSONS AND CURRICULUM EXAMPLES

GENERAL RESOURCES
Contact Information and Background Documents  This provides some background information on this career cluster. Source: Careerclusters.org

FirstGov The official portal for the Federal Government. Source: U.S.Government

Government Resources Government Information on the Internet page for the Library of Congress, providing links to resources for government agencies and information on the Internet. Source: Library of Congress

GovSpot  Government and civics information portal that simplifies the search for online regional, state, national. Source: StartSpot Network

Political Resources on the Net Index of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media Resources and more from all around the world. Source: Radio Radicale

CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
State by State Frameworks Not specifically for government and public administration, these links will take you to the Career and Technical Frameworks for each state. Source: Khake

OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION
Career Cluster Brochure Designed as an overview of the government and public administration cluster. Source: Careerclusters.org
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Career Field - Government  From The Berkeley Career Center, this has good starting information on government jobs.  Source: UCB

Careers in Government  Careers In Government is a clearinghouse of information, resources and jobs available in public sector organizations in America and abroad. Source: CareersinGovernment

Federal Employees  In-depth employment information for the federal government on this federal employee gateway. Source: U.S. Government

International Government Jobs  Government Jobs International is your guide to world-wide government jobs. Source: PSE-NET

LGCareers  The only site providing you with information and advice on local government careers. Source: LGCareers

Public Administration Careers A listing of several resources for career information. Source: Syracuse University

USAJOBS  USAJOBS is the official job site of the United States Federal Government.
It's your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information. Source: U.S.Government

LESSONS AND CURRICULUM EXAMPLES
Democracy Project Seminar for Teachers  
A nine-day, three-credit graduate seminar that brings together social studies teachers (K-12) and leaders in government and education to discuss the importance of civic participation for the future of our democratic society and collaborate on ways to inspire active youth citizenship. Source: Institute for Public Administration

EdHelper - Government Several lessons that might help with career development in government and public administration. Source: EdHelper

PBS Kids Democracy Project Online activities designed for students in grades 3 to 6, with accompanying lesson plans for language arts, social studies, and math. Source: PBS

Public Safety and Government Business/Educator partnership lessons on public safety and government. There are loads of other k-12 lessons on the site. Source: ID287

 

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