Assessing Democratic Engagement through Student Organizations

Robiadek, Katherine M.; Strachan, Jayne Cherie; Bennion, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.1080/19496591.2019.1648277

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“…A year-round strategy that includes experiential approaches to student learning and engagement is also supported by scholarship by Elizabeth bennion and colleagues (Matto et al 2017(Matto et al , 2021McCartney, bennion, and Simpson 2013). With forethought and intentionality, both classrooms and student organizations can be structured to develop students' political knowledge, skills, and ambition (Robiadek, bennion, and Strachan 2019;Strachan and bennion 2017). Overall, this research suggests that the most successful approach to teaching civic engagement involves active, experiential, and collaborative learning rooted in community-framed values and also requires students to confront diverse viewpoints, practice political deliberation, and interrogate their own worldview.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…that is, compared to social inducements like triggering a voter's sense of civic duty, identity, or community expectation, other tactics-making voting more convenient and supplying information and reminders about an upcoming election-produce relatively small effects. Civic education in the classroom and hands-on civic skill development through registered student organizations are both required to develop the type of civic skills and identity required for lifelong political engagement (Robiadek, bennion, and Strachan 2019).…”

Section: Texts and Vote Pledgesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Educating Students for Democracy: What Colleges Are Doing, How It’s Working, and What Needs to Happen Next

Bennion,

Michelson

2023

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Scie

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In the U.S., we have historically looked to our educators to prepare citizens for full participation in our democracy as engaged and informed voters. We examine the student voting movement that has taken root in colleges and universities across the country—a movement that offers a promising way forward in forming a new generation of engaged citizens. We detail what we know about how to increase student turnout, suggest ways to strengthen voter mobilization efforts through a broader civic education agenda, chart a path forward for future research, and offer recommendations for college administrators who seek to make voting a lifelong habit for their students. We also look beyond the student voting movement to argue for new forms of pedagogy that foster civic identity so that students think of themselves as voters who always vote, because voting is a necessary way to express themselves as engaged citizens.

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Section: Curricular and Extracurricular Interventionsmentioning

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Section: Texts and Vote Pledgesmentioning

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Educating Students for Democracy: What Colleges Are Doing, How It’s Working, and What Needs to Happen Next

Bennion,

Michelson

2023

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“…This is essential for student affairs practitioners to steer the multiple ways in which students learn effectively in a transforming HE context (Lumadi & Mampuru, 2010). It is also imperative for student affairs divisions to prepare students for citizenship (Kgosithebe & Luescher, 2015), democratic engagement (Johnson, 2019;Robiadek et al, 2019), and mentorship (Paterson & Hutchinson, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In African higher education research, democratic engagement in student affairs is emphasised (Johnson, 2019). This occurs through the representation of student organisations on committees at higher education institutions (Macharia, 2015;Robiadek et al, 2019), where students are involved in voting, decision-making, and leadership (Hester, 2019;Oni & Adetoro, 2015) to address challenges (Murage et al, 2019), past and present (Moja et al, 2014).…”

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Mapping African Student Affairs Research during the Past Interlude (2008-2019) through Bronfenbrenner’s Lens

Holtzhausen

Wahl

2022

Journal for Students Affairs in Africa

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The research question we pursued was: What are the variations in the themes of research in the African higher education context that will enable researchers to promote student development? This contribution addresses three aspects of student affairs research in the African higher education context. First, it commences with tracing the African position with a document analysis of 121 student affairs research articles published in 34 peer-reviewed journals over the past interval (2008-2019). Secondly, the thematic categorization of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS 2019) was used to determine international publication trends as derived from this document analysis. Thirdly, we applied Bronfenbrenner’s Person-Process-Context-Time (PPCT) model, as an appropriate umbrella research design and guiding framework to review the mapping of African student affairs research. From a comparison between the international CAS categorization and the African categorization, it was concluded that the CAS mapping was largely confirmed by the African analysis, with nine main themes as the foci. Additionally, it was found that four first-hand African themes have not found in the CAS categorization, and significantly limited research was conducted into post-graduate programmes and services (hereafter referred to as PGP's, despite the demands for increased enrolments. The findings suggest that more accurate and continuous mapping of the field can assist policymakers, managers and student affairs practitioners in making more informed choices on supporting growth and development in African higher education, with special emphasis on postgraduate students.

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“…Students are also trained to have critical thinking about an event and to be responsive to events that will occur around them. Organizational life provides resources for democratic discussion, training in sound decision-making, and encourages collective action within and between student organizations [17]. Debate clubs and literary communities facilitate the development of speech and political skills required in legislative, judicial and civic activities [18].…”

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Literature Study: Cultivating Civic Skills through Student Organizations in Higher Education

Tamara¹,

Sapriya²

2021

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progressive Education, ICOPE 2020, 16-17 October 2020, Universitas Lampung,

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This study conducted to gather sufficient information regarding the cultivation of civic skills through student organizations. The method used in this study is a literature study that collects several previous studies to find out how to instill civic skills through student organizations. The results of the study showed that student organizations in instilling civic skills, namely through socialization as a medium for disseminating information and selecting organizational activity programs that can arouse students' mindsets to think critically, responsibly, and scientifically. Common obstacles faced in implanting civic skills are external and internal constraints such as licensing, funding, secretariat, coordination, lifestyle, lack of student interest, and different student backgrounds. However, student organizations have their own ways of overcoming the obstacles faced in implanting civic skills.

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Assessing Democratic Engagement through Student Organizations

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

Educating Students for Democracy: What Colleges Are Doing, How It’s Working, and What Needs to Happen Next

Educating Students for Democracy: What Colleges Are Doing, How It’s Working, and What Needs to Happen Next

Mapping African Student Affairs Research during the Past Interlude (2008-2019) through Bronfenbrenner’s Lens

Literature Study: Cultivating Civic Skills through Student Organizations in Higher Education

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