The Effects of Controversial Classroom Debates on Political Interest: An Experimental Approach

Autor/inn/en	Sanjuan, Renee; Mantas, Eleni M.
Titel	The Effects of Controversial Classroom Debates on Political Interest: An Experimental Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 18 (2022) 3, S.343-361 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2022.2078215
Schlagwörter	Political Science; Political Attitudes; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Minority Group Students; Citizenship Education; Student Interests; Behavior Patterns; Higher Education; Undergraduate Students; Debate; Barriers; Comparative Analysis; Teaching Methods; Correlation; Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Studieninteresse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Debating; Streitgespräch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	For decades, scholars have argued that civic education practices, such as debates on controversial issues, have the capacity to enhance civic outcomes, including political knowledge, attentiveness, and interest. This study bridges the literature on political science education and political behavior by employing an experimental approach to assess the link between a specific civic education practice (controversial debates) and a cited indicator of political behavior (political interest). Three hundred and forty-one students in 13 American Politics classrooms at a four-year higher education institution were randomly assigned to a controversial debate curriculum. Our findings show that the treatment had no effect on political interest for the treatment groups as a whole, a finding that challenges our hypothesis that debates on controversial issues could increase political interest. Our findings also point to a relationship between taking an American Politics course and increased political attentiveness for nonwhite students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01