Add to ORKGWhat can make can civic socialization in schools more effective? Drawing upon theories of political socialization and civic engagement, I hypothesize that high school government classes requiring active engagement will foster students who are more likely to participate in college activities of a political, democratic or social justice nature. Using an original panel survey of college freshmen at two institutions, I collected information on students\u27 civics education in high school, their engagement patterns in college and also control variables such as demographics, behavioral tendencies and familial socialization. I then studied curricular variations in these students\u27 high school government classes to see how these differences i...
Many civic education initiatives have developed across the United States in order to help prepare st...
In western democracies, schools are expected to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of d...
Why do people take part in social and civic life? There is clearly no simple answer for two reasons...
Although theorists have emphasized the necessity of educating for democracy since ancient times, few...
In the following three studies, we explore approaches to increase civic engagement in the United Sta...
Scholarship on civic education tends to focus on civic knowledge and civic engagement, but both are ...
I began my research on political socialization struck about the political apathy I was observing amo...
For decades, research has shown that higher levels of education correspond to increased interest in ...
BOOK ABSTRACT: Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technol...
In the midst of a rapid decline of an active youth in the political scene, it would seem appropriate...
The public education system in the United States was founded upon a civic mission, but youth have be...
This project investigates the following question: How does college-level coursework with a focus on ...
The authors propose that student-centered discussion and reflection on the attributes of good citize...
Copyright by the American Political Science Association Using two unique data sets, we examine the f...
This study of 4,057 students from 52 high schools in Chicago finds that a set of specific civic lear...
Many civic education initiatives have developed across the United States in order to help prepare st...
In western democracies, schools are expected to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of d...
Why do people take part in social and civic life? There is clearly no simple answer for two reasons...
Although theorists have emphasized the necessity of educating for democracy since ancient times, few...
In the following three studies, we explore approaches to increase civic engagement in the United Sta...
Scholarship on civic education tends to focus on civic knowledge and civic engagement, but both are ...
I began my research on political socialization struck about the political apathy I was observing amo...
For decades, research has shown that higher levels of education correspond to increased interest in ...
BOOK ABSTRACT: Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technol...
In the midst of a rapid decline of an active youth in the political scene, it would seem appropriate...
The public education system in the United States was founded upon a civic mission, but youth have be...
This project investigates the following question: How does college-level coursework with a focus on ...
The authors propose that student-centered discussion and reflection on the attributes of good citize...
Copyright by the American Political Science Association Using two unique data sets, we examine the f...
This study of 4,057 students from 52 high schools in Chicago finds that a set of specific civic lear...
Many civic education initiatives have developed across the United States in order to help prepare st...
In western democracies, schools are expected to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of d...
Why do people take part in social and civic life? There is clearly no simple answer for two reasons...