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• Expand on ‘Role in Education’ (Sub: Higher Education)
  • Service learning most effective way of getting civically involved and interested in helping the community
    • Colleges and universities need to tie in education and volunteering
    • Example of Weidner University: civic engagement is a core goal of the university
  • Campus Compact
    • Want to demonstrate that college students are interested in the community
    • Began coalition to motivate students to be civically responsible and participate in their community.
    • “Campus Compact was created to help colleges and universities create such support structures. These include offices and staff to coordinate community engagement efforts, training to help faculty members integrate community work into their teaching and research, scholarships and other student incentives, and the institutional will to make civic and community engagement a priority. “
• Effects of Technology on Civic Engagement (Social Media)
  • Mention use of Twitter in movements such as the #Blacklivesmatter movement, and social activism
• Expand on Civic Engagement in the U.S.
  • Youth civic engagement
    • Equipping the younger generation with knowledge and skills to have for the responsibilities they will have as adults
    • Grassroots organization courses in schools
    • By motivating them to take initiative in their community by being aware of current events and controversial topics that are difficult to discuss
    • Adults contribute to child development and will be their primary engagement in learning civic engagement
  • The new agenda for Democratic Reform (Sub: Civic Engagement in the role of local government)
    • • Breaking the barrier for those who have the ability to vote and those who are in charge of making the decisions
• Civic Engagement in marginalized communities (Gender, Age, Sexual Orientation, Socioeconomic Status, Race)
  • Use of technology tying communities together, ex. Twitter, #blacklivesmatter
  • Use of civic engagement for LGBT rights and African American rights
• Organization Errors to be fixed:
  • Omit ‘Ex. of low and high voter turnout’
• See Also:
  • Add in as needed, but has a plethora of links that will help the reader
• Bibliography:
  • Checkoway, B, and A Aldana. "Four Forms Of Youth Civic Engagement For Diverse Democracy." Children And Youth Services Review 35.11 (n.d.): 1894-1899. Social Sciences Citation Index. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.
  • Comstock-Gay, Stuart, and Joe Goldman. "Civic Engagement And The New Agenda For Democratic Reform." National Civic Review 98.2 (2009): 63-66. Business Source Complete. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.
  • O'Connor, John S. "Civic Engagement In Higher Education." Change 38.5 (2006): 52-58. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Apr. 2016.
  • Lamarche, Gara. “Rethinking Civic Engagement.” Nation 22 Feb. 2016: 20-24. MAS Ultra –School Edition [EBSCO]. Web. 9 Mar. 2016
  • Silver, Paula, Stephen C. Wilhite, and Michael W. Ledoux. Civic Engagement And Service Learning In A Metropolitan University : Multiple Approaches And Perspectives. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2011. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 9 Mar. 2016.
  • White, Elizabeth S., and Rashmita S. Mistry. "Parent Civic Beliefs, Civic Participation, Socialization Practices, And Child Civic Engagement." Applied Developmental Science 20.1 (2016): 44-60. ERIC. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.