Introduction: Research on the Development of Citizenship: A Field Comes of Age

Sherrod, Lonnie R.; Torney‐Purta, Judith; Flanagan, Constance A.

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“…This study is among the first of its kind to simultaneously evaluate multiple dimensions of activity involvement and increases in moral and performance character, both of which are research strengths that align with the overarching goals of the field of community psychology (Sherrod, Torney-Purtra & Flanagan, 2010). Using the Bohnert et al (2010) conceptualization of activity involvement to draw on theoretical perspectives grounded in community psychology and applied developmental science, we explored intensity, duration, and engagement in a BSA Cub Scout program, and found that engagement was by far the most frequent predictor of increases in character.…”

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Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement

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Ferris

Burkhard

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American J of Comm Psychol

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We examined links among three dimensions of youth involvement (intensity, duration, and engagement) in Boy Scouts of America (BSA), an international out-ofschool time (OST) youth development program designed to promote moral and performance character in boys. Using data from 737 youth and their parents who participated in one of 40 BSA program sites (commonly referred to as "packs"), we first considered how individual-and packlevel measures of program involvement were differentially linked with character development. Next, we examined whether pack-level involvement characteristics moderate individual-level involvement characteristics, hypothesizing that highly involved packs would serve to further enhance the positive effects of high levels of individual involvement. Results indicated engagement was the strongest, most frequent predictor of increases in both moral and performance character. Although there were no direct effects of pack-level intensity, duration, or engagement, the effects of individual-level engagement were moderated by pack-level engagement, suggesting that the largest increases in moral and performance character occurred among highly engaged youth who were enrolled in highly engaged packs. These results highlight the need to examine multiple dimensions of OST program involvement simultaneously, and suggest that strengthening youth engagement in programming may provide a means for enhancing the positive effects of high-quality youth programming.

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Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement

Lynch

Ferris

Burkhard

et al. 2016

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Understanding the bases of youth civic engagement is a critical focus of research in community psychology, and is strongly related to the positive youth development framework (PYD; Sherrod et al 2010). Broadly defined, civic engagement includes attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, and competencies related to an interest in improving the local community and the wider society.…”

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How School can Teach Civic Engagement Besides Civic Education: The Role of Democratic School Climate

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Vieno

Sharkey

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American J of Comm Psychol

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Civic engagement, defined as involvement in community life, is influenced by reciprocal relationships between individuals and contexts and is a key factor that contributes to positive youth development. The present study evaluates a theoretical model linking perceived democratic school climate with adolescent civic engagement (operationalized as civic responsibility and intentions for future participation), taking into account the mediating role of civic discussions and perceived fairness at school. Participants were 403 adolescents (47.9 % male) ranging in age from 11 to 15 years old (mean age = 13.6). Path analysis results partially validated the proposed theoretical model. Higher levels of democratic school climate were associated with higher levels of adolescent civic responsibility; the association was fully mediated by civic discussions and perceived fairness at school. Adolescents' civic responsibility, then, was positively associated with a stronger intention to participate in the civic domain in the future.

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“…Application of the qualitative paradigm to the terrain of civic engagement research is needed to get a more nuanced understanding of the varied ways in which multicultural students are contributing to the civic life of the nation (Torney-Purta, Almadeo, & Andolina, 2010). Additionally, there are calls for rethinking educational approaches to the definition of civic engagement to encompass civic endeavors of minoritized populations (FosterBey, 2008;Sherrod, Torney-Purta & Flanagan, 2010).…”

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“…Given current efforts to reform educational approaches to civic engagement by expanding its definition to include civic behaviors of marginalized students (Sherrod, Torney-Purta & Flanagan, 2010;Torney-Purta, Almadeo, & Andolina, 2010) and scarcity of research on multicultural students' actual lived experiences of civic engagement (Kyriacopoulos, 2011), the specific goal of this thesis is to bring the voices of multicultural students into current debates on civic engagement.…”

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“…This question is important in the wake of current efforts to reform educational approaches to the definition of civic engagement (Foster-Bey, 2008;Sherrod, Torney-Purta & Flanagan, 2010;Torney-Purta, Almadeo, & Andolina, 2010) and the pressing need to include the voices of marginalized students into the contemporary discussions on the subject of civic involvement (Kyriacopoulos, 2011).…”

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Multicultural students and civic education: A qualitative analysis of multicultural graduate college students' experiences of civic engagement

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Introduction: Research on the Development of Citizenship: A Field Comes of Age

Cited by 87 publications

References 49 publications

Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement

Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement

How School can Teach Civic Engagement Besides Civic Education: The Role of Democratic School Climate

Multicultural students and civic education: A qualitative analysis of multicultural graduate college students' experiences of civic engagement

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