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Using Controversial Issues to Help Middle School Students Become Informed and Active Citizens:

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Using Controversial Issues to Help Middle School Students Become Informed and Active Citizens:

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Lin, Alex Romeo

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A Randomized Evaluation of the Word Generation Program

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Lawrence, Joshua F

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UC Irvine

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2014

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UC Irvine

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2014

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Although American schools are required to meet civic education goals of preparing students to become active and informed citizens, high quality civic opportunities (e.g. service learning and volunteering) are consistently less available to youth of color who are typically enrolled in schools located in high poverty communities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Word Generation (WG) to improve students' self-reported civic engagement (N = 5,798) in the context of a randomized trial that was conducted in several middle schools located in a West Coast metropolitan area of the United States. WG is a cross-content program that instructs students to learn academic words, which are embedded in brief passages covering a different controversial issue each week. Participants completed survey items on how often they help their friends, community, and school, as well as voting interest. Results provide support for the primary research question- participation in the Word Generation program has a significant impact on students' self-reported civic engagement, but not for voting interest. These results suggest that students' opportunities to debate on social issues are crucial to envisioning oneself as an active participant in civic affairs.

Lin, Alex Romeo

Lawrence, Joshua F

UC Irvine

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