U.S. civic engagement and civics knowledge fall short of the democratic-preparation goal of schooling¶
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q2 i? Recent presidential-election voter turnout in the United States is about 61 percent, and only 22 percent of U.S. 8th graders passed the 2014 NAEP civics test. → Brian P. Gill 2019
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Brian P. Gill 2019¶
Brian P. Gill, Charles Tilley, Emilyn Whitesell, Mariel Finucane, Liz Potamites, Sean P. Corcoran. (2019). A Life Lesson in Civics: How Democracy Prep Charter Schools Boost Student Voting. Education Next, vol. 19, no. 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/a-life-lesson-in-civics-how-democracy-prep-charter-schools-boost-student-voting
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Background statistics cited in the article's introduction: adult voter turnout of about 61 percent in recent presidential elections and 22 percent of U.S. 8th graders passing the 2014 NAEP civics test. These are descriptive figures, not study results.
"voter turnout, for example, is relatively low, at about 61 percent in recent presidential elections. And just 22 percent of U.S. 8th graders passed the most recent nationwide civics test, part of the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress."
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U.S. civic engagement and civics knowledge fall short of the democratic-preparation goal of schooling |
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