Souris, Alexandra

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Merrimack College Merrimack ScholarWorks Community Engagement Student Work Education Student Work Spring 2019 Civic Engagement Beyond Voting: Preparing Community Engaged Citizens in American Secondary Schools Alexandra Souris Merrimack College, sourisa@merrimack.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/soe_student_ce  Part of the Civic and Community Engagement Commons, and the Secondary Education Commons Recommended Citation Souris, Alexandra, "Civic Engagement Beyond Voting: Preparing Community Engaged Citizens in American Secondary Schools" (2019). Community Engagement Student Work. 16. https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/soe_student_ce/16 This Capstone - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Education Student Work at Merrimack ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Community Engagement Student Work by an authorized administrator of Merrimack ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@merrimack.edu. Civic Engagement Beyond Voting: Preparing Community Engaged Citizens in American Secondary SchoolsAlexandra SourisSchool of Education & Social PolicyPROBLEM STATEMENTAn increasingly unsteady political climate and growing social identity based civil unrest has magnified the need for a shift in civic education and community engagement on the local, state, federal, and global level. Undoubtedly, this tension goes beyond our voting booths, spilling into our streets, and smattering the screens of our electronic devices. Traditional civics courses lack the progressive emphasis on global citizenship. Merrimack College Research and Creative Achievements Conference 2019POLICY RESPONSEIn October 2018, MA Governor Baker Signs S2631, An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement for students.RECOMMENDATIONS● Implement “New Civics” Course: Frame the teaching of civic engagement by teaching the rights and responsibilities of American citizens, as global citizens, to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to be engaged citizens. ● Create Community Partnerships to promote applied learning and real world connections.● Monitor and support Civic & Community Engagement model in every classroom as a school wide initiative.OLD CIVICSKnowledge & School basedNEW CIVICSSkills & Community based“If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow.”  John DeweySOURCE: University of Wisconsin StoutMAP SOURCE: EqualEd

Civic Engagement Beyond Voting: Preparing Community Engaged Citizens in American Secondary Schools

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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting: Preparing Community Engaged Citizens in American Secondary Schools

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