Caliendo examines the results of a comprehensive study of how students learn about American Government. The working premise is that while many political attitudes formed during adolescent socialization are open to change throughout one's life, latent attitudes that are not salient and, thus, are not challenged with new information provided by media or other communications are more likely to persist into adulthood. He focuses on diffuse support for the United States Supreme Court and argues that how students are taught about the Court in high school is likely to have a particularly lasting...
Caliendo examines the results of a comprehensive study of how students learn about American Government. The working premise is that while many poli...
Technology and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom is an empirically and theoretically driven contribution to an emerging field of study in political science. This edited volume provides both theoretical and pedagogical justifications for the use of certain technologies and strategies to increase civic engagement, as well as empirical results. There are different strategies, both technological and traditional, that can foster civic engagement. The book focuses on both in-class and online ways political science instructors have developed and tested strategies to engage an increasingly...
Technology and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom is an empirically and theoretically driven contribution to an emerging field of study in poli...
