Developing Civic Engagement within a Civic Context

Zaff, Jonathan F.; Hart, Daniel; Flanagan, Constance A.; Youniss, James; Levine, Peter

doi:10.1002/9780470880166.hlsd002015

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“…For others, civic engagement is a 'bedrock value of democracy' defined as being able to influence choices in collective action (Camino & Zeldin, 2002, p. 214). Zaff et al (2010) highlight that civic engagement includes the exercise of rights and responsibilities and some concern for the state and shared fate with one's fellow citizens.…”

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Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses, and lessons from practice

Shaw

Brady

McGrath

et al. 2014

Community Development

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Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses, and lessons from practice

Shaw

Brady

McGrath

et al. 2014

Community Development

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“…Although various theories have been used to describe and explain the developmental processes that lead to active citizenship (e.g., Zaff et al, 2010), social contract theory provides an especially suitable framework for examining links among youth victimization, beliefs about government, and political behavior. Concepts of the social contract were first articulated in the early writings of John Locke (Locke, 1689(Locke, /1993 and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Rousseau, 1762(Rousseau, / 1920, and provide a philosophical foundation for many modern democracies around the world.…”

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“…Much of this research has focused on how positive experiences within youths' communities promote greater social responsibility and motivate civic action (Galston, 2001;Zaff et al, 2010). Less is known about how negative life experiences-such as being the victim of assault or property damage-are associated with youths' perception of government and political participation.…”

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“…Given the high prevalence of youth victimization, recognizing and incorporating the perspectives of victimized youth as potential agents of social change may help to recruit youth to assist governing bodies in formulating and enacting public policy. Involving victimized youth in political decision-making may also promote more favorable attitudes toward government, facilitate knowledge of political systems, and potentially bolster efficacy in other forms of civic and political involvement (Zaff et al, 2010).…”

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Civilization and its discontented: Links between youth victimization, beliefs about government, and political participation across seven American presidencies.

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Kaplow²,

Layne³

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American Psychologist

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Promoting trust in public officials and active political engagement is vital to sustaining a wellfunctioning democracy. Developmental psychologists propose that youths' beliefs about government and participation in politics are rooted in personal experiences within their communities. Previous studies have focused on how positive experiences within youths' families, schools, and communities facilitate greater social trust and political participation. However, less is known about how negative interpersonal experiences-such as criminal victimization-intersect with youths' beliefs about the trustworthiness, competence, and knowledge of government officials, and their participation in political activity. Using data from 39 waves of the Monitoring the Future study, the current study examined associations among youth victimization, beliefs about government, and participation in various political activities. Adolescents (N ϭ 109,574; 50.9% female) enrolled in 12th grade across the United States reported on whether they had experienced various types of victimization during the previous year, their beliefs about government, and their participation in multiple forms of political activity. Adolescents who reported more frequent victimization experiences endorsed significantly greater discontent with government and were significantly more engaged in various forms of political activity. The magnitude and direction of these effects were generally consistent across different types of victimization, different demographic subgroups of youth, and different sociohistorical periods. Findings are interpreted from a social contract theory perspective, followed by a discussion of implications for building psychological theory and informing public policy.

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“…As direct agents, teachers interact with students on a daily basis. Under the leadership of principals, teachers implement the CCE curriculum, design teaching content and activities, and create learning and engagement opportunities for students (Zaff et al, 2010). Hahn (1998Hahn ( , 2010, for example, confirms that teachers with good pedagogical techniques and the capacity to build an open and democratic classroom climate positively influence student attitudes to later civic involvement (see also Au, 2014).…”

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Explaining Hong Kong Students’ International Achievement in Civic Learning

Kennedy

2016

Front Educ China

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This study identifies predictors of Hong Kong students' civic learning. It has adopted a cross-sectional quantitative design using secondary data from the 2009 International Civics and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS 2009;Schulz et al., 2010). Multi-level analysis reveals that most of the variance in student achievement can be accounted for by school level rather than individual level factors. Student background variables are largely insignificant suggesting the resilience of many Hong Kong students. Regarding Hong Kong students' achievements in civic learning, a possible explanation is made and implications are developed for both theory and practice.

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Developing Civic Engagement within a Civic Context

Cited by 51 publications

References 134 publications

Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses, and lessons from practice

Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses, and lessons from practice

Civilization and its discontented: Links between youth victimization, beliefs about government, and political participation across seven American presidencies.

Explaining Hong Kong Students’ International Achievement in Civic Learning

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