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

  
  

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

ONLINE LOCALITIES: Implications for Democracy and Education. To appear in National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook (2010)

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

THE CIVIC POTENTIAL OF VIDEO GAMES. MacArthur Foundation White Paper (2008)

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

CIVIC DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT Forthcoming in Educating Citizens for Troubled Times: Qualitative Studies of Current Efforts, edited by J. Bixby and J. Pace (2008)

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

 

 

 
 
 
 

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

 

    
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