Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines Archives

All Politics Is Local: Teaching Urban Studies to Suburban Students

October 31, 2017 Comments Off

Chapter 11: All Politics Is Local: Teaching Urban Studies to Suburban Students Constance A. Mixon, Elmhurst College In the twenty-first century, cities and their metropolitan regions are leading the charge to address many of our most […]

Active Learning and the Acquisition of Political Knowledge in High School

October 30, 2017 Comments Off

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 […]

Using Twitter to Promote Classroom and Civic Engagement

October 26, 2017 Comments Off

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, […]

Essential School Supports for Civic Learning

October 25, 2017 Comments Off

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 […]

The History of Civic Education in Political Science: The Story of a Discipline’s Failure to Lead

October 19, 2017 Comments Off

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 […]

Civic Education: A Key to Trust in Government

October 17, 2017 1

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 […]

Excerpts from A Crucible Moment and Civic Prompts

October 13, 2017 Comments Off

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 […]

The Essential Role of Campus Planning in Student Civic Education

October 11, 2017 Comments Off

Chapter 4: The Essential Role of Campus Planning in Student Civic Education Andrew J. Seligsohn, President of Campus Contact and Maggie Grove, Vice President for Strategy and Operations at Campus Compact The authors argue for the necessity […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

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Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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