Context and Community in Civics Education: Enhancing Civic Engagement in a High-Need District

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Ten
  In Roundtable Session: Equity and Organizational Contexts in Educational Leadership (Table 6)

Abstract

Our proposed presentation is focused on a project and corresponding research focuses on a reciprocal relationship among schools, communities, and democracy. We examine how community constituencies and schools make use of their neighborhoods and communities. Our research stems from a project focused on civics education, one that includes innovative strategies for history, geography, government, and media literacy. This project involves K-12 administrators, teachers, and students with an emphasis on low-income, marginalized, and underrepresented students and those who work with them. Our proposed presentation will provide an overview, share the results, and report the initial findings from this project.

Authors

• David J. Roof, Ball State University
  Presenting Author

• Anand R. Marri, Ball State University
  Presenting Author

• Jill Bradley-Levine, Ball State University
  Presenting Author

• Trygve Throntveit, Minnesota Humanities Center
  Presenting Author

• Kate Elliott, Ball State University
  Presenting Author