;;Is there a Military/Civilian Divide in American Civic Education?;;

American civic education;military civilian divide;civics and parenting;American civic education;Government

Suerdieck, Allison RosmondWolfson, Dorothea ;

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: American civic education;    military civilian divide;    civics and parenting;    American civic education;    Government;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

This research addresses the need for further scholarship that studies deeper rea-sons for the dearth in civic knowledge among youth in the United States. Specifically, the researcher will argue that both family and community education in civics, such as that which comes from being raised within a military community, may prove to be more beneficial for producing civically-minded children than simply relying on the American public education system. This thesis uses the 2014 National Association for Education Progress’ civics exam, administered to 9,100 eighth graders in the United States, as a base-line for addressing and comparing American civilian and active-duty military attitudes toward civic education. The data found that, in a brief online survey completed by 45 respondents for this thesis, there are clear delineations in civic attitudes between active-duty military families when compared to civilian families. Further, this study showed that, when the military was broken down by active-duty (or separated within 2 years) and veteran populations, veterans (and their middle-school aged children) reflected the attitudes of civilian respondents more than their active-duty counterparts. These differences may translate to higher civics/government test scores for military-connected students enrolled in U.S. public/private/charter schools. Future research into this ;;military/civilian divide in civics education” can study whether or not the discipline of active duty military life may impact results, if there are differences in civic attitudes between the different branches of the U.S. military (or among the enlisted or officer populations), or if eth-nic/socioeconomic backgrounds of active-duty military may affect outcomes.