My final project will be a literature review of research on the potential of technology use to foster civic engagement among young people. The review will focus on the active use technology and do it yourself (DIY) media in building the capacities of young people to be active participants in self-government, i.e. to effectively learn, practice and internalize “civic skills” such as defining problems, deliberative processes, collaborative goal setting and problem solving, communicating across diverse groups, etc. Due to time limitations, the literature review will not include use of the Internet or other digital information solely for accessing politically relevant information, or for increasing voter participation among young people.
Articles may be found in journals in the several fields engaged in these issues including youth development (e.g. Applied Developmental Science, Journal of Research on Adolescence), communication (e.g. Communication Research, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication) and political science (e.g. Political Communication, PS Online).
Potential articles identified to date include:
Carpini, M. X. D. (2000). Gen.com: Youth, Civic Engagement, and the New Information
Keeter, S., Jenkins, K., Zukin, C., & Andolina, M. W. (2003). Three core measures of
Pasek, J., Kenski, K., Romer, D., Hall Jamieson, K. (2006).
Weller, S. (2003). 'Teach us something useful': contested spaces of teenagers' citizenship.
Woodard IV, E. H., & Schmitt, K. L. (2002). Political socialization in the Digital Age: The 'Student Voices' program. In S. L. Calvert, A. B. Jordan & R. R. Cocking (Eds.), Children in the digital age: Influences of electronic media on development (pp. 83-99).
Youniss, J., Bales, S., Christmas-Best, V., Diversi, M., McLaughlin, M., & Silbereisen, R. (2002). Youth civic engagement in the twenty-first century. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12 (1), 121-148.
I will also be reviewing the material on the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Project Web site, especially the blogs and writings in the “Civic Engagement” section. A book on civic engagement and young people was slated to be published in September, 2007 as part of the MacArthur project. Including the following chapters and important authors, I hope it is published in time for this project:
"Civic Engagement and the Internet: Developing technologically-rich educational programs to promote civic participation online and offline"
Marina Umaschi Bers
"Doing It For Themselves: Young People and e-participation from the ground up"
Stephen Coleman
"Contesting Cultural Control: Youth Culture and Online Petitioning"
Jennifer S. Earl and Alan Schussman
"Digital Media and Youth Civic Engagement: Intersections of Practice and Policy"
Kathryn C. Montgomery
"Public Voice and Civic Literacy in the Always-on Era"
Howard Rheingold
"TakingITGlobal: Using Online Community to Create Real World Change, A Case Study"
2 comments:
Terrific - this looks solid and reasonable in scope for a class paper. I don't have much to add; looking forward to reading it!
Caryn - great presentation yesterday, I really enjoyed it. One topic that peaked my interested was the role of schools in civic engagement. How can these great non profits (like taking it global) be more connected to schools? I believe that engaging kids in activities that they feel connected to is what we should be doing in schools, but I know others would argue that these types of activities are best for out of school time. Maybe we need a more flexible school system where kids and parents can choose what education they want to receive?
Thanks for peaking my interest on this topic. Have a great holiday!
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