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Educating for Empowerment: Race, Socialization, and Reimagining Civic Education

Description:

This dissertation examines how one pervasive state institution¬—schools—shapes the political behavior of young people along the lines of race and ethnicity. I make four primary claims. First, I show that the content of traditional civic education courses privileges the political experiences of white political actors. Second, I argue that this...

Keyword:

Race, Ethnicity, Critical Pedagogy, Socialization, Civic Education, and Politics, Education Policy, and Youth Political Engagement

Subject:

Political science

Creator:

Nelsen, Matthew D

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

02/01/2021

Date Created:

2020-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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etdadmin_upload_759277 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15208