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Disparities in Turnout and Civic Education
New CIRCLE Research Reveals Higher Income School Districts Offer More Opportunities to Learn about Politics and Citizenship February 2008 Although half of young Americans ages 18-29 have never enrolled in college, 79 percent of the young voters on Super Tuesday attended college, according to new CIRCLE research. This gap was also evident in youth turnout Read More >
CIRCLE Working Paper 59: Democracy for Some–The Civic Opportunity Gap in High School
by Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh February 2008 In our study of high school civic opportunities, we found that a student’s race and academic track, and a school’s average socioeconomic status (SES) determines the availability of the school-based civic learning opportunities that promote voting and broader forms of civic engagement. High school students attending higher Read More >
Around the CIRCLE- WINTER 2008 V.5 I.2
Download the latest edition of CIRCLE’s quarterly publication (v5.i2), Around the CIRCLE, from here. This issue includes the following articles: Articles: From the Director’s Desk: CIRCLE is Moving to Tufts University “Millennials Talk Politics: A Study of College Student Political Engagement” CIRCLE Fact Sheets CIRCLE in the News Countdown 2008: Over Three Million Young Voters Read More >
Youth Civic Identity Development Amid Distinct School and Community Contexts
by Beth Rubin Qualitative research describing and theorizing about the emerging civic identities of diverse youth is scarce. This study provides a textured view of how civic identity is constructed and negotiated by racially and socioeconomically diverse adolescents, based on interviews and in-class discussions conducted with students in four public secondary schools. Youth living in Read More >
Marital Status and Civic Engagment
by Roberto D. Munster December 2007 Using data from the 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation survey and the Current Population Survey, this fact sheet explores marriage rates among young people, ages 15-25, and the civic engagement of young people based on marital status. Download “Marital Status and Civic Engagement Among 18-25 Year Read More >
