Commentary by Dr. Emilie Smith. What is civic engagement? How is civic engagement played out in the lives of marginalized youth living in impoverished, and often violent neighborhood contexts? These…
Research on Civic Engagement among Urban Youth of Color: Goals and Methods | Video
Authors Laura Wray-Lake and Laura Abrams discuss the goals and methods of the research they reported in monograph, Pathways to Civic Engagement Among Urban Youth of Color. The monograph…
Key Findings From “Pathways to Civic Engagement among Urban Youth of Color”| PowerPoint – 85.3
Authors Laura Wray-Lake and Laura Abrams prepared this PowerPoint document to summarize goals, methods, and findings of their monograph, Pathways to Civic Engagement Among Urban Youth of Color. The…
Qualitative Analysis: Process and Examples | PowerPoint – 85.2
Authors Laura Wray-Lake and Laura Abrams describe qualitative data analysis, with illustrative examples from their SRCD monograph. This PowerPoint document includes presenter notes, making it an ideal resource for…
Classroom Materials: Suggestions for Class Use of Pathways to Civic Engagement among Urban Youth of Color | Instructional Materials – 85.2
Authors Laura Wray-Lake and Laura Abrams suggest course readings taken from their SRCD monograph. They also provide discussion questions for use as short writing assignments, or as guides for…
Pathways to Civic Engagement among Urban Youth of Color: Using Research to Support Civic Engagement | Informational Resource – 85.2
Policies can reduce barriers and strengthen assets to shape civic engagement among urban youth of color. Drs. Laura Wray-Lake and Laura Abrams summarize findings of the research they report…
Tips for Museum-Research Partnerships | Informational Resource – 85.1
This informational resource provides tips for researchers and museum professionals on how to build successful partnerships for collaborative research within a museum setting, like the one exemplified in the issue of Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development titled, “Exploration, Explanation, and Parent-Child Interaction in Museums“. The document […]
Exploration, Explanation, and Parent-Child Interaction in Museums
By Maureen A. Callanan, Cristine H. Legare, David M. Sobel, Garrett J. Jaeger, Susan Letourneau, Sam R. McHugh, Aiyana Willard et al.
Deepening the Research-Practice Conversation in Informal Learning Environments | Commentary 85.1
Commentary by Dr. Katie McMillan Culp. The monograph Exploration, Explanation, and Parent-Child Interaction in Museums task of examining connections among young children’s exploration and explanation of gear exhibits in three children’s museums, parents’ interventions during…
Developmental Science Research with Children’s Museums, Not Just at Them | Commentary 85.1
Commentary by Dr. Catherine A. Haden. In the midst of renewed calls for bringing developmental science out of the laboratory and into the real world, Callanan, Legare, Sobel et al…