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Item Civic Awareness and Community Satisfaction(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2015-04-17) Brown, Alexus D.The civic literacy of native-born Americans routinely illustrates gaps in civic education. This deficit is particularly visible when it comes to correctly answering questions about the legal and political framework of the American constitutional republic, including elementary facts related to current political affairs and essential political policymakers. Without knowledge of how to effect change in government, it is extremely difficult to do so. This study aims to connect the reasons behind why youth ages 16-18 increasingly choose to abstain from the democratic process, failing to contribute to the social welfare of their respective communities through the channels of government. A sample of students at Arsenal Technical High School were interviewed in groups of two or individually. Each interview began with five questions from a sample U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test in order to estimate the students’ level of civic literacy. Following the USCIS test, students were asked a series of questions to gauge their civic engagement and the amount of credibility they perceive in the government. Students who scored higher on the ISCIS were more likely to report dissatisfaction with the current state of their Indianapolis neighborhoods. The efforts of this study led to greater questions. Further research will see the initial responses of Arsenal Technical High School students compared to that of students who attend high school in suburban neighborhoods. An evaluation is anticipated show a correlation between increased neighborhood affluence and faith in government action.Item Civic Ignorance and Democratic Accountability(2019) Kennedy, Sheila; School of Public and Environmental AffairsThere is growing recognition that Americans’ diminished civic participation and the erosion of democratic norms are linked to low levels of civic literacy, defined as a basic understanding of the structures and values of American Constitutional government. This Essay considers the evidence for that link and the importance of civic education in a diverse society.Item Integrating Service Learning and Digital Technologies: Examining the Challenge and the Promise(RIED. Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia, 2020) Bringle, Robert G.; Clayton, Patti H.Our intent is to frame the integration of service learning and digital technologies broadly in teaching and learning and to explore some of the complexities of the challenge and the promise, thereby setting up readers’ engagement with the questions and issues that follow in the papers of RIED. We seek to provide perspectives that may contribute to subsequent implementation of pedagogical innovations and research that will improve practice and, in turn outcomes for all. We begin by offering an overview of the what’s and why’s of service learning. We then examine some of the how’s of service learning in the context of its integration with digital technologies. Finally, we explore several issues that may shape new developments at the interface of these two pedagogical innovations.