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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
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Barnett, Leda – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2018
Ample research has noted a positive sense of political efficacy associated with increased civic engagement. In turn, the role of service-learning in boosting students' civic engagement has been well documented. As civic engagement is a desirable goal for strengthening communities and empowering citizens, the role of service-learning in directly…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation
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Masikunas, George; Panayiotidis, Andreas; Burke, Linda – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2007
This article presents a case study of the impact on student learning of introducing an electronic voting system (EVS) into large-group lectures for first-year undergraduate students undertaking degrees in marketing and business systems. We discuss the potential for using EVS-style interactive lectures in marketing and business programmes. We then…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Voting