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Padgaonkar, Suyog; Schafer, Emily A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2021
Many science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) outreach programs focus on children, but relatively few efforts are dedicated to voting-age populations. These groups are important to reach because misinformation about science is widespread and difficult to detect, often interfering with informed voting on science-related issues. Science…
Descriptors: Older Adults, STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Science Activities
McDevitt, Michael; Kiousis, Spiro – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
This report describes how an innovative curriculum promoted the civic development of high school students along with parents by stimulating news media attention and discussion in families. Evidence is based on a three-year evaluation of Kids Voting USA, an interactive, election-based curriculum. Political communication in the home increased the…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Student Participation, Parent Participation