An open classroom climate has a positive impact on adolescents' civic knowledge and appreciation of political conflict, controlling for individual, classroom, school, and district characteristics¶
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q2 i? An open classroom climate positively affects adolescents' civic knowledge and their appreciation of political conflict, even after controlling for numerous individual, classroom, school, and district characteristics. → David E. Campbell 2008
Evidence¶
David E. Campbell 2008¶
David E. Campbell. (2008). Voice in the Classroom: How an Open Classroom Climate Fosters Political Engagement Among Adolescents. Political Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-008-9063-z
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Observational analysis of the CIVED 1999 civic education study data. The article reports that "an open classroom climate has a positive impact on adolescents' civic knowledge and appreciation of political conflict" with extensive controls; no effect size is printed in the available text.
"Analysis of data from CIVED, a major study of civic education conducted in 1999, finds that an open classroom climate has a positive impact on adolescents' civic knowledge and appreciation of political conflict, even upon controlling for numerous individual, classroom, school, and district characteristics."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Civic Mindedness — outcome: instruction changes it
- Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- An open classroom climate fosters adolescents' intention to be an informed voter — related
- An open classroom climate at school can partially compensate for the disadvantages of young people with low socioeconomic status — related
- U.S. civic engagement and civics knowledge fall short of the democratic-preparation goal of schooling — related
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An open classroom climate has a positive impact on adolescents' civic knowledge and appreciation of political conflict, controlling for individual, classroom, school, and district characteristics |
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An open classroom climate has a positive impact on adolescents' civic knowledge and appreciation of political conflict, controlling for individual, classroom, school, and district characteristics |
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