Fostering Civic Engagement and Student Agency through Technology Enriched Civic Engagement Projects in the Middle School Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Furgione, Brian; Waring, Scott M.; Hartshorne, Richard
Titel	Fostering Civic Engagement and Student Agency through Technology Enriched Civic Engagement Projects in the Middle School Classroom
Quelle	In: Research Issues in Contemporary Education, 6 (2021) 2, S.70-96 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Citizenship Education; Citizen Participation; Civics; Student Projects; Urban Schools; Social Problems; Democracy; Student Attitudes; Technology Integration; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Schulprojekt; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Demokratie; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Developing middle grades students' abilities to be civically engaged and approach their world through a lens of civic-mindedness is an essential component of democratic citizens taking informed action. Leveraging an agency-centered, technology enabled approach, the authors of this article explore the influence authentic civic engagement projects have on the civic perspectives of young students. Eighty-three seventh-grade students participated in this mixed-method study. The researchers utlilized observational data, informal interviews, surveys, field notes, and document analysis; key assertions and findings are presented. Limitations and future research, including the necessity of developing students with a sense of civic-mindedness and the influence of technology, are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Louisiana Educational Research Association. e-mail: rice@leraweb.net; Web site: http://leraweb.net/ojs/index.php/rice
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01