When it comes to technology, young people, and politics, youth are characterized as either having started the Arab Spring with only their cell phones or...
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Young people taking part in politics via new media, but they want help telling fact from fiction
June 30, 2012Young people are sharing information and engaging in politics and policy discussions online like never before, according to a new study co-authored by an East Bay professor.
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Youth Politics: Social Media Use Bridges Race, Ethnic Divides: University of Chicago Survey
June 26, 2012The University of Chicago released a new study, "Participatory Politics: New Media and Youth Political Action," which concludes that for the 15-to-25 year old age group...
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Scholars Put Civics in the Same Category as Literacy, Math Instruction
October 24, 2011College-ready, career-ready...and citizenship-ready?
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Congress Decides Literacy is a Bridge to Nowhere
March 15, 2011I'm told George Burns once said, "I've been reading so much about the dangers of smoking cigars, that I've finally decided...to give up reading."
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Is the Virtual World Good for the "Real" One?
February 23, 2011In a cartoon depicting the evolution of Good Samaritanism in the digital age, a man walks by a homeless person lying on the street and does nothing.
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The Benefits of Volunteerism, if the Service is Real
July 30, 2010Studies have shown that generally, community service for whatever reason is a good thing.
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