The Role of Schools in Promoting Youth Voice and Civic Learning (Table 9)

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Saturday 8:00 am Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Papers in this session will highlight the impacts of adultism in K-12 civics education, including the marginalization of youth by promoting and reproducing dominant conceptualizations of civic participation and knowledge. In addition, scholars will share how the potential for political education has not been fully realized in programs such as student government, where negative experiences can have a negative impact on students’ propensity for any kind of political participation. In addition, the conversation will explore how students might learn civic skills, dispositions, and practices during the school day but outside of the classroom (e.g., during lunch, free periods, interactions in various student-facing offices, etc.) and how that can provide an opportunity for educators, scholars, and policymakers to reimagine American schools.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Democratic Citizenship in Education

Chair

• Abigail Dym, Providence College

Papers

• Evaluating Adultism in Youth Civics Education Through Critical Discourse Analysis - Casey E Hanna, Binghamton University - SUNY; Amanda Reinsburrow, Drexel University

• Impacts of Student Government Malpractice on Student Political Attitudes - Justin Patrick, University of Toronto

• Reimagining America’s Democracy as a Community of Practice: Schools as Venues for Situated Civic Learning - Keri Davenport, University of Pennsylvania

• Student Perceptions of Civic Media Literacy and Participation - Kelsey Leigh Stokes, Baylor University; Kevin R. Magill, Baylor University