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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Civic learning."”.
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Immersion and emotion: Engaging technologies for empathy-based civic learning
Educational research historically calls for civic education experiences that equip students to tackle the social and political imperatives of the time. Presently, current levels of political polarization, deeply entangled with issues of technology use, demand a population of graduates who are …
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Perceptions of citizenship through civic action : a qualitative case study of personally responsible, participatory, and social justice-oriented citizenship in 6th and 7th graders.
… States lack meaningful opportunities to develop civic understanding because social studies instruction has been deprioritized in schools. National data show that most middle school students score below proficiency in civics, and research highlights how the lack of authentic civic learning …
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A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF FAMILY, PEERS, SCHOOL, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
… multiple contexts of influence and adolescents' civic engagement were examined in order to facilitate understanding of how adolescents are being prepared for citizenship. This study extends previous research by simultaneously examining the family, peer, school, and neighborhood contexts, …
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The campus speech wars: the problem of freedom in higher education
… the Campus Speech Wars (CSW) so they may develop civic education strategies that more thoroughly address the problem of campus conflicts over freedom of expression. I employ a feminist theoretical perspective to critique a commonly accepted narrative about the causes and solutions of the CSW, the …
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Higher education institutions, voter registration, voter education, and voter participation: a study of college students in the 2016 presidential and 2018 mid-term congressional elections
… framework for a more intentional approach to Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement work on college and university campuses moving forward.
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Playing for impact : the design of civic games for community engagement and social action
In light of calls that civic participation is declining, efforts are underway to replace outdated, unproductive forms of citizenship. With the majority of Americans now connected to the Internet, community leaders see the digital realm as the new frontier for promoting engagement. Increasingly, …
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Institutionalizing Service-Learning as a Best Practice of Community Engagement in Higher Education: Intra- and Inter-Institutional Comparisons of the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification Framework
Service-learning, with a longstanding history in American higher education (Burkhardt & Pasque, 2005), includes three key tenets: superior academic learning, meaningful and relevant community service, and persistent civic learning (McGoldrick and Ziegert, 2002). The Carnegie Foundation for the …
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"Exploring local civic citizenship surrounding the ""¡Huntington Park no se vende!"" campaign on Paseo Boricua in Chicago"
… engagement in local and diverse forms of civic practices--rather than by a legal status tied to the nation-state (Tully, 2008). This dissertation research examined the participatory democracy practices of a community activist group that was organizing to resist gentrification in a Puerto …
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The power of civic education in democratic socialization: an investigation of Cape Town high schools
… education as a means of promoting democracy and civic engagement in young learners. Previous research has shown that this socialization project has been ineffective at influencing South African youth towards civic responsibility, yet there is a lack of constructive evaluation on the means and …