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The school's role in developing civic engagement: A study of adolescents in twenty-eight countries.
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The IEA Civic Education Study as mentioned in this paper found that schools achieve the best results in fostering civic engagement when they rigorously teach civic content and skills, ensure an open classroom climate for discussing issues, emphasize the importance of the electoral process, and encourage a participative school culture.Abstract:
Schools achieve the best results in fostering civic engagement when they rigorously teach civic content and skills, ensure an open classroom climate for discussing issues, emphasize the importance of the electoral process, and encourage a participative school culture. Schools whose students do not plan to attend college and have few educational resources at home face a special challenge. These are among the conclusions of the IEA Civic Education Study in which 90,000 14-year-olds in 28 countries were tested on knowledge of civic content and skills and were surveyed about concepts of citizenship, attitudes toward governmental and civic institutions, and political actions.read more
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A Review of School Climate Research
TL;DR: This paper presented an integrative review on school climate research, focusing on five essential dimensions of school climate: Safety, Relationships, Teaching and Learning, Institutional Environment, and the School Improvement Process.
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School Climate: Research, Policy, Practice, and Teacher Education
TL;DR: A sustainable, positive school climate fosters youth development and learning necessary for a productive, contributive, and satisfying life in a democratic society as mentioned in this paper, including norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures.
Developing Citizens: The Impact of Civic Learning Opportunities on Students' Commitment to Civic Participation.
Joseph Kahne,Susan E. Sporte +1 more
TL;DR: This article found that a set of specific kinds of civic learning opportunities fosters notable improvements in students' commitments to civic participation, including discussing civic and political issues with one's parents, extracurricular activities other than sports, and living in a civically responsive neighborhood.
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Developing Citizens: The Impact of Civic Learning Opportunities on Students’ Commitment to Civic Participation:
Joseph Kahne,Susan E. Sporte +1 more
TL;DR: This article found that a set of specific kinds of civic learning opportunities fosters notable improvements in students' commitments to civic participation, including discussing civic and political issues with one's parents, extracurricular activities other than sports, and living in a civically responsive neighborhood.
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Voice in the Classroom: How an Open Classroom Climate Fosters Political Engagement Among Adolescents
TL;DR: This paper found that exposure to an open classroom climate at school can partially compensate for the disadvantages of young people with low socioeconomic status, even when controlling for individual, classroom, school, and district characteristics.
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TL;DR: SelfSelf-Efficacy (SE) as discussed by the authors is a well-known concept in human behavior, which is defined as "belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments".
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Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation
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TL;DR: Social cognitive theory distinguishes among three modes of agency: direct personal agency, proxy agency that relies on others to act on one's behest to secure desired outcomes, and collective agency exercised through socially coordinative and interdependent effort.
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What Americans Know about Politics and Why It Matters
TL;DR: Carpini and Keeter as mentioned in this paper found that whites, men, and older, financially secure citizens have substantially more knowledge about national politics than do blacks, women, young adults, and financially less-well-off citizens.