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Title: An Interim Report of the Evaluation of a Comprehensive High School Civic Engagement Intervention in Hudson, MA. CIRCLE Working Paper 58
Language: English
Authors: McIntosh, Hugh, Berman, Sheldon H., Youniss, James
Source: Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). 2007.
Availability: Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). University of Maryland, School of Public Policy, 2101 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-2790; Web site: http://www.civicyouth.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2007
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Grade 12
High Schools
Descriptors: High School Students, Intervention, Citizenship Education, Focus Groups, Student Interests, Grade 12, Educational Experience, Public Policy, Student Participation, Citizen Participation, Civics, Governance, Democratic Values, Democracy, Experiential Learning, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Surveys, Space Utilization, Educational Facilities Design, Cluster Grouping
Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
Abstract: In September 2003, Hudson High School in Hudson, Massachusetts launched two new civic development efforts--clustering and schoolwide governance--and moved into a new building designed to facilitate them. Clustering is designed to achieve a sense of community within a large school by creating small communities of 100 to 150 students. To create common bonds that tie each group together, clusters at the grade 10-12 level are organized around four areas of student interest: communications, media, and the arts; science, health, recreation, and the environment; business, engineering, and technology; and public policy, education, and service. Clusters also form the basic unit of Hudson High's schoolwide governance model, which was derived from the idea of "just communities" within high schools. The belief underpinning schoolwide governance is that students will become more civic minded and engaged if they experience democratic deliberation as part of their school experience. In 2003 the authors began a five-year data collection to assess the progress of the clustering and schoolwide governance intervention. This report describes the implementation of the intervention and presents preliminary findings on the civic development of twelfth graders since the programs were launched. The findings are based on information from four annual twelfth-grade surveys in 2003-2006 and twelfth-grade focus groups conducted in 2006. The questionnaire is appended. (Contains 9 tables and 6 figures.) [This working paper was produced by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).]
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Entry Date: 2007
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