Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Are Young People Politically Challenged? [Video + Data + Map ]

Student at Texas Tech interviewed other students about their knowledge of political and historical topics.  They recorded and published the results here:



In the past I have designed a 'quiz' with similar questions but this video may be easier for you to put together.  I use the quiz or video to launch into a sociological discussion about youth and  political action. When talking about the political and power processes that influence youth engagement, I like to draw upon data and resources from  The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement [CIVIC] Check out their website here: http://www.civicyouth.org/

They recently published an interactive map that allows you to look at youth voting rates by state and over time. You can also make graphs.  The maps and graphs have a lot of functionality but the side effect is that the site can feel overwhelming and isn't the most user-friendly so I would not use it for the  first time in class.   However, once you get a feel for it, I think you will see that this is a great way to show students data.Link to Interactive Map: http://www.civicyouth.org/maps/elections/



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