Encouraging College Student Democratic Engagement Through a Collaborative Voter

Drawing on challenges I experienced when teaching a political communication course, I designed an upper-level undergraduate course with the objective of developing students’ civic competence and democratic engagement. The major class assignment, which is the focal point of this best practices essay,...

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Autor principal:	Angela M. McGowan-Kirsch
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Publicado:	Central States Communication Association 2021
Materias:	college student voting democratic engagement experential learning peer-peer learning instructional communication voter mobilization Communication. Mass media P87-96 Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8b6a8820266f43548ec6d17b56b861342021-11-05T20:45:18ZEncouraging College Student Democratic Engagement Through a Collaborative Voter10.31446/JCP.2021.2.152640-45242578-2568https://doaj.org/article/8b6a8820266f43548ec6d17b56b861342021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/vol5/iss1/15/https://doaj.org/toc/2640-4524https://doaj.org/toc/2578-2568Drawing on challenges I experienced when teaching a political communication course, I designed an upper-level undergraduate course with the objective of developing students’ civic competence and democratic engagement. The major class assignment, which is the focal point of this best practices essay, was a four-step collaborative voter mobilization project designed and executed by undergraduate students. I use research, classroom conversations, and student observations to discuss four best practices for encouraging students to participate in electoral politics: (a) fostering political efficacy, (b) peer-to-peer learning, (c) experiential learning, and (d) learning through reflection. This essay breaks a four-step collaborative voting mobilization project down into easily implementable steps for those seeking to inculcate attitudes and behaviors that foster democratic engagement whether that be in schools, universities, or within the broader community.Angela M. McGowan-KirschCentral States Communication Associationarticlecollege student votingdemocratic engagementexperential learningpeer-peer learninginstructional communicationvoter mobilizationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96EducationLENJournal of Communication Pedagogy, Vol 5, Pp 143-155 (2021)
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description	Drawing on challenges I experienced when teaching a political communication course, I designed an upper-level undergraduate course with the objective of developing students’ civic competence and democratic engagement. The major class assignment, which is the focal point of this best practices essay, was a four-step collaborative voter mobilization project designed and executed by undergraduate students. I use research, classroom conversations, and student observations to discuss four best practices for encouraging students to participate in electoral politics: (a) fostering political efficacy, (b) peer-to-peer learning, (c) experiential learning, and (d) learning through reflection. This essay breaks a four-step collaborative voting mobilization project down into easily implementable steps for those seeking to inculcate attitudes and behaviors that foster democratic engagement whether that be in schools, universities, or within the broader community.
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Encouraging College Student Democratic Engagement Through a Collaborative Voter

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