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dc.creatorBauml M
dc.creatorDavis Smith V
dc.creatorBlevins B
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T19:33:35Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T19:33:35Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/19404476.2022.2033069
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/51901
dc.description.abstractWhile civic participation is a crucial component of healthy and sustainable democracies, young adolescents may perceive or experience barriers that limit their civic action. This study draws from focus groups and surveys during a week-long summer civics camp to explore ways in which 47 young adolescents entering Grades 6-9 described barriers they perceive to civic action in their schools and communities. Findings reveal that participants entered camp believing they were capable of making a difference in their communities. Their ideas for youth civic action in schools and broader communities typically represented personally responsible and participatory notions of citizenship. Key obstacles to civic activities included partnerships with peers/adults, peers' reluctance to exercise civic duty, social-emotional factors, and lack of resources.
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceRMLE Online
dc.subjectmiddle level education
dc.subjectmiddle school
dc.subjectcivic education
dc.subjectaction civics
dc.subjectsocial studies
dc.title“Who cares?”: Young adolescents’ perceived barriers to civic action
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.holder2022 Authors
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
local.collegeCollege of Education
local.departmentEducation
local.personsBauml (EDUC)


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