Every generation must be deliberately educated how to be active and responsible citizens, but the challenges differ as the context evolves, and today’s students and teachers of civics face special barriers as well as unusual opportunities when it comes to learning and teaching civics in our polarized times.
A blueprint for institutionalizing civic learning to prepare all students for civic life in the 21st century.
A case study on how Massachusetts made policy progress and what states can learn from the passage of An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement.
Qualitative research regarding youth civic identity development amid distinct school and community contexts.
Critical media literacy pedagogy that empowers urban youth to deconstruct dominant media narratives, develop much-needed academic and critical literacies, and create their own counter-narratives to the media’s largely negative depictions of urban youth and their communities can positively impact the development of critical civic literacy, civic awareness, and civic participation among urban youth.
A review of the literature on the impact of civic learning.