APSA Publications

Chapter 13: Fostering Civic Engagement Through the Arts: A Blueprint Constance DeVereaux, Colorado State University Civic engagement is a core principle in efforts to establish the arts as an integral component of daily life, particularly in the […]

Chapter 8: Active Learning and the Acquisition of Political Knowledge in High School Diana Owen, Georgetown University and G. Isaac W. Riddle, Georgetown University  This study assesses the effectiveness of high school civic education in conveying political knowledge […]

Chapter 10:  Using Twitter to Promote Classroom and Civic Engagement Gina Serignese Woodall, Arizona State University and Tara M. Lennon, Arizona State University How can educators harness social media to promote civic engagement? Over three spring semesters, […]

Chapter 9: Essential School Supports for Civic Learning Shawn P. Healy, Robert R. McCormick Foundation Democracy Program This chapter summarizes previous research on essential school supports for students’ civic development in the context of high schools. Through […]

Chapter 7: The History of Civic Education in Political Science: The Story of a Discipline’s Failure to Lead Michael T. Rogers, Arkansas Tech University Today, there is growing concern in the United States over the decline […]

Chapter 6: Civic Education: A Key to Trust in Government Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Barrett and Greene, Inc. According to a 2016 Gallup poll, some 37 percent of Americans surveyed had little trust or confidence in […]

Chapter 5: Excerpts from A Crucible Moment and Civic Prompts Caryn McTighe Musil, Northwestern University This watershed APSA publication is going to print as A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future (https://www.aacu.org/crucible) marks the fifth anniversary […]