ERIC Number: ED620287
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 66
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-9774-0943-0
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Engaging Youth with Public Policy: Middle School Lessons to Counter Truth Decay
Tuma, Andrea Prado; Huguet, Alice
RAND Corporation
This tool is part of the Countering Truth Decay initiative, which is focused on restoring the role of facts, data, and analysis in U.S. political and civil discourse and the policymaking process. RAND researchers developed this educational tool, consisting of five sequenced lesson plans for middle school teachers, with the goal of improving RAND's outreach to youth in ways that also help counter Truth Decay. The lesson plans will help students understand the following: how public policy relates to their own lives, why it is important to learn about public policy topics from credible sources, and how to be more critical consumers and creators of information. The lessons culminate with students applying what they learn about a public policy topic--via a question-and-answer (Q&A) video with a RAND expert, a student-friendly Q&A document, and their own investigation into the topic--to create an information product that can be used to communicate policy-relevant concepts to their peers. [This research was sponsored by the Zwick Impact Fund.]
Descriptors: Public Policy, Credibility, Trust (Psychology), Media Literacy, Information Dissemination, Political Issues, Citizen Participation, Policy Formation, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Information Literacy
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Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Grade 7; Grade 8
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: RAND Corporation
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