An Examination of Changes to State Civic Education Requirements, 2004-2016

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Jerry J.; Sadler, James; Cohen-Vogel, Noah; Willis, Connor
Titel	An Examination of Changes to State Civic Education Requirements, 2004-2016
Quelle	In: Peabody Journal of Education, 94 (2019) 1, S.48-62 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-956X
DOI	10.1080/0161956X.2018.1553579
Schlagwörter	Civics; State Policy; Graduation Requirements; High School Students; Accountability; Student Evaluation; Required Courses; Citizenship Education; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Educational History; Political Influences; Economic Factors; Demography; Policy Analysis; Government Publications; Census Figures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsbürgerkunde; Abschlussordnung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Verantwortung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Pflichtkurs; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Politikfeldanalyse; Volkszählung
Abstract	Across the country, states are considering policies that support civic learning among youth. Recent initiatives at the state level have changed graduation requirements and state assessments around high school civics. These initiatives can be grouped into three types: coursework, assessments, and accountability. The first type, coursework, refers to whether a state's graduation requirements include a course in civics. The second, assessments, encompasses state requirements that students be assessed on civics or citizenship education. The third type, accountability, refers to whether a state's accountability system includes state assessments in civics or citizenship education. The purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to describe state policies in civics education and the variation in them among the American states, (2) to document the changes in state policies between 2004 and 2016, and (3) to help unpack the reasons behind changes to civics education policy among the American states. We find considerable variation in civics education policies across states, as well as substantial changes within states over time. Using event history analysis, we exploit the variation to examine the extent to which political, economic, and demographic factors inside a state as well as the actions of neighboring or regional states condition adoption of assessment policies. We find evidence that the proportion of Hispanic and black populations in a state are positively associated with adoption and discuss implications and areas for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01