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Download full textLo, Jane C.; Tierney, Gavin – Journal of Social Science Education, 2017
Purpose: Increasing students' political interest has been a longstanding goal of civic education. One way to trigger students' interests in political issues is by engaging them first in an attention grabbing activity (i.e., assigning them to roles). Because it is important to examine not only how roles may trigger political interest, but also…
Descriptors: United States Government (Course), High School Students, Student Interests, Politics
