Encouraging College Students&#039; Democratic Engagement in an Era of Political Polarization

Angela M. McGowan-Kirsch

doi:10.5771/9781666965674

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-6566-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-6567-4
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 278
Product type: Edited Book

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. Key Pedagogical Strategies for Supporting Active Citizenship No access
2. Overview of the Book No access
3. Note No access
4. References No access
1. 1. Polarization Discourse and Its Impact on Young Adults No access
  2. Dialogue and Deliberation as Depolarizing Practices No access
  3. Dialogue and Deliberative Pedagogies No access
2. 1. Pedagogical Examples No access
3. 1. Pedagogical Examples No access
4. 1. Pedagogical Examples No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Note No access
7. References No access
1. 1. Deliberative Pedagogy and Public Deliberation No access
  2. Roots of Deliberative Pedagogy: Paideia, Citizenship, and Athletics No access
  3. Rhetorical Tradition (Argument), Deliberative Pedagogy, and Sports No access
2. 1. Background on Course Redesign Project No access
  2. Deliberating Case Studies in Sports Communication: Foundations and Framing No access
  3. Peer Teaching Project: Setup No access
  4. Designing Practice Deliberations No access
  5. Practice Deliberations: Student Self-Assessment No access
  6. Building on Fundamentals: Deliberation for Change in a Final Unit and Assessment No access
3. Conclusion No access
4. Notes No access
5. References No access
1. Deliberative Systems Theory No access
2. Distributed Readiness Citizenship No access
3. 1. 1. DST Applications No access
    2. DRC Applications No access
  2. 1. DST Applications No access
    2. DRC Applications No access
  3. 1. DST Applications No access
    2. DRC Applications No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. References No access
1. Political Engagement and Deliberation No access
2. Civil Dialogue®: Background and Rationale No access
3. 1. Step 1: Creating the Provocative Statement No access
  2. Step 2: Preparing the Classroom and Students for the Dialogue No access
  3. Step 3: Beginning the Core Dialogue No access
  4. Step 4: Audience Participation No access
  5. Step 5: Debriefing No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. Appendix A No access
6. Appendix B No access
7. Notes No access
8. References No access
1. Civic Education in the United States No access
2. A New Approach to Civic Education in Higher Education No access
3. The Social Contract as Theoretical Foundation for Civics Instruction No access
4. The Importance of Validating Our Students Through the Lived Civics Approach No access
5. Contentious Issues, Courageous Conversations, and Empathetic Listening No access
6. The Social Contract Lived Civics Curriculum: Putting the Pieces Together No access
7. Supporting Instructors Through Pedagogical Training and Instructional Design No access
8. Student Learning and Feedback About Our Approach to Civic Education No access
9. Challenges No access
10. Concluding Thoughts No access
11. 1. Selected Primary and Secondary Resources for Instructors No access
12. Note No access
13. References No access
1. Deliberation as a Response to Polarization No access
2. Contextual Overview: Deliberative Pedagogy in the Sciences No access
3. Variations and Constants: Deliberative Pedagogy in the Sciences No access
4. Lessons Learned and Adaptations No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Appendix No access
7. Notes No access
8. References No access
1. Deliberation in Democratic Practice and Civic Education No access
2. Course Framework Development and Structure: Deliberative Communication No access
3. 1. Phase One (Weeks 1–5) No access
  2. Phase Two (Weeks 6–10) No access
  3. Phase Three (Weeks 11–15) No access
4. Student Reflections on Course Experiences No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Appendix A No access
7. 1. 1. Deliberative Forum Assignment Overview No access
    2. Assignment 1: Forum Proposal (25) No access
    3. Assignment 2: White Paper/Background Research (50 Points) No access
    4. Assignment 3: Process, preparation, and participation in forums in 3 parts (75 points) No access
    5. Assignment 4: Analysis of Data/Forum Report (50 points) No access
    6. Assignment 5: Project Presentation (100 points) No access
8. References No access
1. Deliberative Pedagogy No access
2. 1. Community-Based Deliberative Inquiry No access
  2. Civic Reasoning: Evidence Gathering and Reasoning in the Problem Analysis and Plan Assignments No access
  3. Communicating in Public No access
3. Conclusion No access
4. Appendix No access
5. References No access
1. 1. Challenges of Generative AI No access
  2. 1. Pedagogical Approach 1: Using AI to generate political understanding and civil discourse No access
    2. Pedagogical Approach 2: Using AI literacy to build resilience against deception No access
    3. Pedagogical Approach 3: Using AI to promote political communication and representation No access
2. Conclusion No access
3. Appendix No access
4. References No access
1. Looking for Difference No access
2. Confronting Issues and Taking Roles No access
3. 1. Step 1: Identify the Case and Assign Subject Positions No access
  2. Step 2: Preparing and Crafting Student Responses No access
  3. Step 3: Sharing Works with Peers No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. References No access
1. 1. 1. Phatic Communication No access
    2. Active Listening No access
    3. Perspective-taking No access
    4. Civility No access
  2. Experiential Learning and High-Impact Practices No access
2. Preparing for the Cross-Campus Retreats No access
3. 1. Weekend 1 No access
  2. Weekend 2 No access
4. Concluding Thoughts and Suggestions for Future Engagement No access
5. Appendix No access
6. 1. First Retreat (Biola University) No access
  2. Second Retreat (Pomona College) No access
7. Notes No access
8. References No access
1. 1. Understanding the Dynamics of Political Polarization No access
2. 1. Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse—A Campus and Community Deliberation Center No access
3. 1. Identifying and Addressing the Limits Adversarial Discourse No access
  2. Classroom Deliberations—An Interdisciplinary Approach No access
  3. Building a Deliberative Culture on College Campuses No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. References No access
1. 1. The Civil Discourse Lab: Preparing for Campus Conversations Through Public Dialogues No access
  2. The Civil Discourse Lab: Centering Communication Design as a Pedagogical Practice No access
2. 1. Commitment 1: Reciprocity No access
  2. 1. Fostering Symmetry Through Perspective-Taking No access
    2. Fostering Symmetry Through Foregrounding Contested Language No access
    3. Fostering Symmetry by Engaging Not Privileging Experts No access
  3. Commitment 3: Authenticity No access
  4. Commitment 4: Vulnerability No access
3. Summary No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. References No access
1. References No access
Index No access Pages 255 - 270
About the Contributors No access Pages 271 - 278