by Meagan M. Patterson Ph.D., Rebecca S. Bigler, Ph.D., Christia Spears Brown, Ph.D., Erin Pahlke, Ph.D., Amy Roberson Hayes, Ph.D., M. Chantal Ramirez, M.A., and Andrew A. Nelson, M.A.
A Developmental Science of Politics: How Research with Adolescents has Expanded the Meaning of Politics
Commentary by Dr. Constance Flanagan. Scholarship on civic/political engagement as a domain of adolescent development has surged over the past few decades. However, as Patterson et al. (2019) point…
Making Children’s Rights and Participation Central in Children’s Political Development
Commentary by Drs. Martin D. Ruck and Jennifer Tang. In the Patterson et al. (2019) monograph, Toward a Developmental Science of Politics, the authors make a strong case for establishing…
Pitfalls along the Path toward a Developmental Science of Politics
Commentary by Dr. Susan Welch. As a political scientist, I find the Patterson et al. (2019) monograph, Toward a Developmental Science of Politics, of considerable interest. Their review of earlier…
Children’s Political Development: Pessimism or Optimism?
Authors’ Response to Commentaries on the 84.3 issue of Monographs. We thank the scholars who authored commentaries on our SRCD Monograph for their thoughtful and interesting pieces. In responding to…
Overview: Toward a Developmental Science of Politics | Video
How much do children really know about politics? How do they develop their own political opinions? A study describes factors that are likely to affect children’s political development and reports the results of a study of…
Methodological Lessons: How to Integrate Diversity in Study Samples | Video
Based on methods used in a study published in the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, M. Chantal Ramirez (University of Texas at Austin) discusses how and why to include Latinx participants…
Slides to Accompany Toward a Developmental Science of Politics | Instructional Materials
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the methodology and findings from Toward a Developmental Science of Politics which explores…
Discussion Questions to Accompany Toward a Developmental Science of Politics | Instructional Materials
These questions are designed to elicit students’ collection, analysis, synthesis, and critical evaluation of information, as well as personal reflection,…
Examining Individuals’ Childhood Experiences with Politics: Interview Project | Instructional Materials
This project allows students to build on their learning from reading the monograph by reflecting on key findings, collecting interview…