Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing
can be changed until it is faced -- James Baldwin

 
  

WELCOME


At the Civic Engagement Research Group, 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.


 
 

Recent Publications

 
DEMOCRACY FOR SOME
The Civic Opportunity Gap. CIRCLE Working Paper (2008)

HIGH QUALITY CIVIC EDUCATION
What it is and who gets it. Social Education (2008)

THE LIMITS OF POLITICAL EFFICACY
PS: Political Science and Politics (2006)


In Press

DEVELOPING CITIZENS
The impact of civic learning opportunities on students' commitment to civic participation. American Educational Research Journal (2008)

 CIVIC DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT
The influence of local contexts on high school students' beliefs about civic engagement (2008)

 
 
 
 

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

 

   
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