Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College



Democracy is a small hard core of common agreement surrounded,
by a rich variety of individual differences. -- James B. Conant

  
  

Members of the Service & Activism in the Digital Age Working Group presented in a joint symposium at AERA titled "New Media as a Tool for Transforming Civic Learning Contexts" on April 15th in Vancouver. See Education Weekly blog about the session. Digital Media and Civic Ed: Amplifiation or Transformation?

The Connected Learning Research Network (CLRN) funded by the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Initiative launches March 1, 2012
CLRN Press Release
CLRN Description

DIFFERENT PEDAGOGY, DIFFERENT POLITICS
High School Learning Opportunities and Youth Political Engagement (to appear in Political Psychology 2012)

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC EDUCATION
(2011, American Enterprise Institute)

YOUTH ONLINE AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
Youth Online Activity and Exposure to Diverse Perspectives. (2011, New Media & Society)

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY ED
Digital Media Literacy Education and Online Civic and Political Participation. (2012, International Journal of Communications)

ONLINE LOCALITIES: Implications for Democracy and Education. (2009, National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook)

PARTICIPATORY CULTURES
The Civic and Political Significance of Online Participatory Cultures and Youth Transitioning to Adulthood. (2012 Forthcoming Journal off Information Technology & Politics)

 

 

 
 

WELCOME

At the Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG), we conduct quantitative and qualitative research focused on understanding:

  • The nature of youth civic engagement

  • The impact of civic learning opportunities and digital media participation on young people's civic capacities and commitments

  • The quantity, quality, and equality of civic opportunities and outcomes in public schools and other contexts

The goal is to monitor trends, frame priorities, and develop an evidence base regarding effective civic education practices and policies.

The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics has completed its first year of research, including a nationally representative survey of more than 2,500 young people that asks about new media use, and civic and political activities. For more on the Network's year-1 research activities please visit YPP website
 
 

Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College
School of Education - Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. MB-56, Oakland, CA 94613
Tel 510.430.3359, Email civicsurvey@mills.edu

 

    
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