Looking at political participation behavior of young adults in contemporary Europe, this
paper provides the reader with a map of different terminologies and logics that are used to …

This review examines recent studies that have addressed outcomes of intergenerational
service-learning courses in gerontology. The history of service-learning pedagogy in higher …

This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing
configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash in sha** the life experiences of …

At the level of rhetoric, most educators, policymakers, and citizens agree that develo**
students' capacities and commitments for effective and democratic citizenship is important …

In a recent study of Americans' beliefs about how government should work, political
scientists John Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (2002) painted a depressing picture of …

The purpose of this study was to examine the links between identity (statuses and
processes) and adolescent civic engagement (volunteer and political participation) …

This Handbook outlines the current state of research in social studies education–a complex,
dynamic, challenging field with competing perspectives about appropriate goals, and on …

Identity formation is a core developmental task of adolescence. Adolescents can rely on
different social-cognitive styles to seek, process, and encode self-relevant information …

Despite the renewed interest in youth volunteering in recent years, there remain major gaps
in our knowledge of its consequences. Drawing data from the National Longitudinal Study of …

For almost a century, various advocates of the social studies have called for the infusion of
controversial issues into the curriculum. In the early 20th century, teachers were encouraged …