Youth Civic Action across the United States: Projects, Priorities, and Approaches

Autor/inn/en	Gustafson, Elena; Cohen, Alison K.; Andes, Sarah
Titel	Youth Civic Action across the United States: Projects, Priorities, and Approaches
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 53 (2021) 4, S.654-675 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cohen, Alison K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X19883737
Schlagwörter	Citizen Participation; Civics; Student Projects; Urban Youth; Experiential Learning; Middle School Students; High School Students; Student Interests; Rhode Island (Providence); Massachusetts (Boston); New York (New York); California (San Francisco); Texas (Austin); Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Schulprojekt; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Studieninteresse
Abstract	Youth civic engagement is relatively low in the United States. However, when students are involved in an action civics class (like Generation Citizen), they enthusiastically take action on a wide variety of topics. To systematically assess what issues youth are interested in, we analyzed administrative data from 1,651 action projects conducted by students in Generation Citizen classes across the United States from fall 2012 through fall 2017. We found that the most common issues of interest were related to safety and violence or schooling. Over one quarter of projects tackled issues of trauma, and a similar proportion tackled issues of equity. This exploratory study helps reveal what urban youth in Generation Citizen classes around the county view as of civic interest and important to them. We encourage future researchers and practitioners to further document youth voice regarding civic action as we seek to understand and lift up young people's unique insights. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01