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29.083 - New Directions in Research on Civic Knowledge and Practice

Fri, April 17, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Sheraton, Floor: Lobby Level, Columbus AB

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This symposium centers on current qualitative, mixed-methodological, and theoretical inquiries in civic development, converging around common threads of youth civic knowledge and practice. Papers address the following topics: (1) young children’s civic mindfulness, as represented in consensus-building dialogues; (2) the interactions of political activity simulations with adolescents’ civic identities; (3) immigrant youth’s positioning for civic action via social studies coursework; and (4) the precarious disciplinary grounds for studying learners’ political thinking and discourse. Presenters also will discuss challenges associated with conducting their research. After the discussant responds to the papers and those challenges, panelists will facilitate discussion among audience members about the promises and vexations associated with studying youth civic knowledge and practice.

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