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Maria A. Ramsey; Jessica Holt; Alexa J. Lamm; Abigail Borron – Journal of Research Initiatives, 2025
This study investigated Generation Z's (Gen Z) voting intentions regarding CRISPR-related regulation, utilizing the theory of planned behavior as the framework. Understanding the perceptions of CRISPR technology in this demographic is vital as Gen Z increasingly influences consumer behavior and policy decisions. A survey was conducted with…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Age Groups, Student Attitudes, Intention
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Mei-Hui Liu; Thai-Tsuan Chang; Ming-Lun Chung – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
Although an open classroom climate for discussion has been demonstrated to benefit students' civic outcomes, individual differences in its effectiveness have not been fully investigated. In this study, we hypothesized that the positive effects of an open classroom climate for discussion would be moderated by positive teacher-student relationships.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Environment, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Knowledge Level
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Sunny Harris Rome – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
Elections have become the new battleground for democracy and civil rights. Yet few social work programs provide opportunities for students to gain competency in electoral politics and voter engagement. This article describes an elective course for Master of Social Work students offered in the runup to the 2018 and 2020 elections. Using classroom…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Democracy, Civil Rights
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Helen J. Boon – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2024
Current school students, citizens of the future, will inherit urgent, complex, ethically challenging real world problems affecting social and environmental sustainability, such as anthropogenic climate change. Therefore, they must be prepared at school to understand the diverse issues underpinning anthropogenic climate change so they can make…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Ethics, Climate, Social Responsibility
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Kevin R. Magill; Victoria Davis Smith – Social Studies, 2024
In this study, we reflected on the process of designing and implementing a civics curriculum model focused on increasing upper-grade secondary students' involvement in local civic activity. We prioritized examining the challenges and possibilities of institutionalizing partnerships between teachers, students, community leaders, and local…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Partnerships in Education, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design
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Jeremy Stoddard; Jais Brohinsky; Jason A. Chen; Derek Behnke; M. Shane Tutwiler; Janice Robbins – Grantee Submission, 2025
This paper explores how PurpleState, a political simulation designed to foster skills and knowledge for informed civic participation, develops students' abilities to counter or resist the effects of political polarization and partisanship. Throughout the simulation, which has been implemented in Virginia and Wisconsin, students are asked to…
Descriptors: Simulation, Political Attitudes, Political Science, Teaching Methods