ERIC Number: EJ1365968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1062-7197
EISSN: EISSN-1532-6977
Indicators of Equitable Civic Learning in U.S. Public Schools
Hamilton, Laura S.; Kaufman, Julia H.
Educational Assessment, v27 n2 p187-196 2022
The "twin pandemics" of racial injustice and COVID-19 have underscored the importance of promoting civic knowledge, skills, dispositions, and engagement among the nation's young people. Although some evidence has demonstrated that civic-learning opportunities are inequitably distributed across U.S. schools and communities, we currently have limited data that could help inform efforts to promote more equitable access to these opportunities. In this article, we draw on a recent National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report on equity indicators to explore the potential value of a large-scale system of such indicators for civic learning. We highlight the need for indicators of both opportunities to learn and of learning outcomes. We describe key features of this system, propose some example indicators, and discuss a research agenda that could contribute to the development of high-quality measures of equity in civic learning.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Citizenship Education, Educational Quality, Educational Indicators, Outcomes of Education, Racial Differences, Racism, COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Education, Educational Opportunities, Public Schools, School Role, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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