“One of the most exciting takeaways we can document here is that folks who participate in these participatory science or citizen science projects can benefit from it. They do feel awe, and that does increase their feelings of science identity and belonging to STEM.” — Kelly Lynn Mulvey The post A participatory science project during an eclipse studies how awe in nature fosters science identity an…
The toolkit provides more than 80 opportunities for students to participate in democracy and civic leadership, record and reflect on participation and be recognized for their efforts.
New film gives competitive students of Washington Urban Debate League their due and others hope for the future of civic engagement The post Don’t Call Them the Underdogs appeared first on Education Next .
The United States typically sees an uptick in the general public’s interest in civic issues during presidential election years. According to the Pew Research Center, Americans more closely follow the news during such years, and the 2024 election cycle was no exception to what Pew calls the “typical election year surge” (Younis 2020). On college […] The post Galvanizing Student Voters: Lessons fr…
Dr. Dam Hee Kim, Joshua von Herrmann, and Dr. Seungahn Nah researched the potential of news portals as influencers on civic engagement, specifically regarding community engagement and public affairs. A national survey of 1,294 Korean adults was conducted from April 4–9, 2019. News portals were classified in two different ways: 1.) Active news portals that … Continue reading How can News Portals E…
Through the Democracy and Dialogues Initiative, UConn is working to increase democratic and civic capacity by supporting community dialogues on critical issues, providing moderator and facilitation training for dialogues and deliberations, and partnering with campus colleagues and local institutions to increase meaningful participation by all community members. The Encounters Series is dedicated …
About the Program:Democracy is a Connecticut tradition. The “Constitution State” has for centuries been a place of evolving civic life, and has often inspired and informed the national approach to the rights of individuals and the electoral process. The 21st century brings new challenges and opportunities to innovative political engagement: locally, the “Land of Steady […]
Nearly twice as many students voted in the 2018 midterm election as in 2014, raising turnout among student voters to a high-water mark. As recently as last fall, analysts confidently forecasted similarly record-breaking levels of participation in the 2020 presidential election. Fast forward 12 months and, needless to say, things have changed. The pandemic is […] The post Boosting Student Voter Pa…
No. One reason may be that the TFA experience often doesn't feel that empowering. And the research on civic participation (to simplify a lot) indicates that if you have a disempowering civic experience that will, not surprisingly, turn you off to civic engagement as a tool for social change. “ There’s been a very clear and somewhat naïve consensus among educators, policy folks and scholars that …
