Vote Oswego: Developing and Assessing the Campaign-as-Course Model

The Benefits of Early Student Involvement with Civic Engagement Programs

“…Students are excellent partners in this effort, not only because their presence allows for capacity-building, but also because students know how to develop programming that resonates with their peers more effectively than do faculty (Bergan, et al 2021; Shea and Harris 2006). While extensive literature in political science has examined student participation in maintaining civic engagement programs (Howard and Posler 2012; McCartney 2006) and the benefits from student involvement in these programs (Bardwell 2011; Rank and Tylock 2018), student perspectives about their involvement in the initial process of starting to plan and develop civic engagement programs are mostly missing.…”