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Community Participation
This series of research products addresses: community participation and volunteering trends, where and why young people participate in community, how to encourage volunteering, what young people think about new volunteer programs and policies, and the benefits of community participation.
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2010 Reports Present Strengths and Weaknesses of States’ Civic Health
In September 2010, the National Conference on Citizenship and the Corporation for National and Community Service produced the first Civic Health Assessment. Thirteen states and four cities signed on to complete individualized civic health reports in 2010; CIRCLE contributed to the analysis of the state-specific data. Missouri, Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, California all produced Read More >
CIRCLE Works with NCoC to Produce State-Level Reports on Civic Engagement
The first Civic Health Assessment, “Civic Life in America: Key Findings on the Civic Health of the Nation” was released on September 16. Download the article here.
New book: Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Youth
Broad in its coverage of topics, this book supports scholars, philanthropists, business leaders, government officials, teachers, parents, and community practitioners in their drive to engage more young people in community and civic actions. Thirteen of the authors are present or former CIRCLE grantees, board members, or staff. Download the article here.
State 2009 Civic Health Report Reflect Unique Characteristics among States
Through partnerships with local universities and nonprofits, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) expanded America’s Civic Health Index in 2009 by providing localized data in state specific indices, including California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio. CIRCLE contributed in the analysis of the state-specific data. Download the article here.
Four Youth Organizations that are Working to Build Civic Skills
In 2003, CIRCLE published work by Dr. Mary Kirlin, who conducted a comprehensive literature search for measures of civic skills among young people. This search led her to split “civic skills” into four major categories: collective decision-making, critical thinking, organization and communication. The following article provides examples for how today’s youth organizations are trying to Read More >
