Political Science Now
JULY 11, 2024
Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019).
Political Science Now
APRIL 2, 2024
election presents educators across the United States with the opportunity to help their students engage in the democratic system. Why is it essential to teach democratic citizenship and civic engagement? The 2024 U.S. What concrete steps can higher educators use to connect students to the U.S. election process at all levels?
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Teaching American History
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Civic engagement involves more than just showing up to vote. Even before they are eligible to vote, students become civically engaged as they practice the skills of good citizens.” Ashbrook Publishing, 2014. Peters agreed. Students do not need to be of voting age to “block walk” for local government candidates.
MPSA
MARCH 30, 2022
The political science teaching world was abuzz with ideas about how to get students to roll up their sleeves, get involved in government at the local level, and prepare for lives of civic engagement. It was published in PS: Political Science and Politics in 2014. These citizens have little interest in civic engagement.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Northeastern was called out for paying nothing at all in 2014 toward the $2.4 I think maybe we had lost some of that broader focus of not only addressing the students, but also universities’ commitment to the country,” said Gretchen Mielke, assistant dean for civic engagement there, whose job it has been to follow through with this.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 27, 2019
It matters for employment stability and civic engagement. “It’s a crazy cycle,” said Adrian Huerta, an assistant professor of education at the University of Southern California who focuses on college access and gender. “We We know that when you have a college education, there are good outcomes with health. Today, 56 percent are women.
TCI
OCTOBER 28, 2024
A Decline in Civic Understanding The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. History and Civics scores for eighth-grade students sounded an alarm: scores have dropped by an average of five points since 2018 and nine points since 2014.
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