Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Political engagement project records, circa 2003-2005

Summary

Creators:

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Extent:

6.5 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Background

Scope and content:

The Political Engagement Project (PEP) addresses the problem of political disengagement in young people and advocates an increase in college and university efforts to strengthen student interest in politics. The project documents the goals and pedagogies of 21 participating courses and programs, student perspectives on their experiences in them, and the impact of these experiences on political development such as knowledge and understanding, active involvement, sense of political efficacy and identity, and skills of democratic participation. Based on their work in the project, the leaders of PEP wrote a book entitled, Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement, which was published in late 2007 by Jossey-Bass.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2008. 2008-272.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Education.

Restrictions:

Open for research; please submit requests for boxes at least 36 hours in advance of use.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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