Civic Interest Research Articles

Community-Based Research as Civic Action: An Example From the Youth Research Council

Literature on civic engagement has long held an adult bias and is rooted in understandings of civic participation undertaken by adults, not youth. Youth are rarely treated as civic actors in their own right, but instead as would-be civic actors. We make a case for building social science research capacity as a critical tool for civic action, especially salient for groups working toward organizational, institutional, and/or legislative change and encapsulated in youth participatory action research (YPAR). To explore the link between social science research and civic involvement we take as a case a formally organized Youth Research Council (YRC), founded to support youth civic action, build young people’s civic tools and social science research capacity, and provide opportunity for adult allies to partner with youth in support of youth-led civic interests. We explore the impact of the YRC as a durable organizational conduit to promote youth civic involvement and support movements and initiatives working toward greater community-based data justice and we identify a set of replicable practices for local adoption of youth research councils.

Application of Interactive Multimedia Based on Microsoft Power Point to Increase Students' Interest in Learning in Civics Learning in Class VIII B of SMP Negeri 3 Balaesang

This research focuses on the application of interactive multimedia based on Microsoft Power Point to increase students' interest in learning Civics in class VIII B of SMP Negeri 3 Balaesang. The subjects of this research were 25 students from class VIII B who took Civics subjects. The type of research used is classroom action research (PTK) which consists of II cycles. The research design follows the research stages which refer to the Kemmis and McTaggart model, namely: (1) planning stage, (2) implementation stage, (3) observation stage, (4) reflection stage. Data collection techniques in this research were carried out using observation sheets, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that the application of interactive multimedia based on Microsoft PowerPoint can increase students' interest in learning from cycle I to cycle II, namely teacher activity obtained from 50% increased to 83.33% and was included in the very good category. Based on observations of student activities in cycles I and II, it was found that there was an increase, where in cycle I students who got a score of 1 were more dominant than students who got a score of 4, whereas in cycle II there were no more students who got a score of I. There were even several students who got a score. 4.

The Role Of Teachers In Improving Learning Interest In Civics Education Learning Of Grade IV Students Of Nusukan Barat State Elementary School

Low student interest in citizenship education (civics education) is one of the problems often encountered in schools. This condition is influenced by various factors, including teacher teaching methods and student motivation. This study aims to describe the role of teachers in fostering students' interest in learning Civics Education in grade IV at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Nusukan Barat, as well as the factors that influence this interest. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques included observation during learning, semi-structured interviews with respondents from the fourth-grade teacher of ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Nusukan Barat, and documentation studies conducted in the fourth-grade classroom of ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Nusukan Barat. The results showed that the teacher's role as a facilitator, motivator, informator, and classroom manager has a significant influence in increasing students' interest in learning. In addition, there are supporting factors such as teacher creativity and competence, supportive school programs, and good communication between teachers and students. However, there are also inhibiting factors such as limited learning time, students' dislike of the subject, and lack of support from parents at home. Therefore, the active role of teachers in the learning process and classroom management is very important in fostering students' interest in learning. It is recommended that teachers continue to increase creativity in teaching and involve parents to support learning at home so that students' interest in learning Civics can be improved optimally.

The pursuit of ‘good’ Internet policy

AbstractAs our digital society continues to advance, an increasingly diverse array of scholars, policymakers, civic interest groups, companies and regulatory bodies from around the world are seeking to have an increased say in its governance. This diversity makes the challenge of achieving ‘good’ Internet policy more complex and contested. Of course, the notion of 'good Internet policy' raises several important questions: What defines a good Internet policy? Who is it intended for? How can it be achieved and evaluated? Why is it worth pursuing? The papers in this collection explore a number of issues relevant to this pursuit. They include research into deploying digital systems to increase participation in democratic elections and other e‐governance initiatives, navigating the intersection of local norms and global rules, addressing algorithmic discrimination, confronting the role of conspiracy theories in democratic processes, defining responsibility in content moderation, balancing legal certainty with operational flexibility in platform governance and the potential for data justice in AI governance.

Perbandingan Pengetahuan dan Minat Belajar PKn Jenjang SMA dan Perguruan Tinggi

Civics Civics Education is an important subject in education to form awareness and understanding of the rights and obligations as good citizens. The purpose of this study is to increase knowledge and interest in learning Civics Education (PKn) among Students and College Students. The research method used is descriptive quantitative with a survey approach using a questionnaire. The results showed that there were significant differences in knowledge and interest between students and female students in learning Civics Education. Students tend to be more knowledgeable and more interested in civic learning than students. This could be due to factors such as higher level of education, wider life experience, and greater desire to learn civics. However, it should be noted that the results of this study should not be generalized to the entire student population. Other variables such as educational background, social environment, and personal factors can also influence knowledge and interest in learning civics. This article helps us better understand the differences in knowledge and interest in learning Civics between high school and university students. The implications of this study can be used to improve Civics teaching methods to be more effective and interesting for students.

Pengaruh Kemampuan Komunikasi Guru terhadap Minat Belajar Siswa Kelas XI SMK NU Ungaran

This research is motivated by the delivery of material from PPKn teachers which tends to be monotonous and lacks variety, as well as indicators of teacher communication skills not being optimal according to Yosal Iriantara (2013:7), such as being able to ask questions that encourage students to understand the learning material themselves, being able to ask questions that encourage questions. high level, and skilled in various interaction techniques to prevent boredom. The formulation of the problem in this research is whether there is a significant influence between teachers' communication skills on the learning interest of class.This research is quantitative. The subjects of this research were class The sampling technique applied was cluster proportional random sampling. Data collection techniques use questionnaires, data analysis uses normality tests, regression tests, determination tests and F tests with the help of the SPSS 22 program. The results of the research state that there is a significant influence between teachers' communication skills on interest in learning Civics in class 5%. Based on the results of the research that has been carried out, it can be concluded that each variable is related.Keywords: Teacher Communication Ability, and Student Learning Interest

Citizenship Education (PKn) Group Study to Increase Students' Interest in Learning

Citizenship (Civic) so the problem formulation in this research is whether interest in learning Civics can be increased through group learning in class V of SD Inpres Kayuku Rahmat? The aim of this research is to increase interest in learning Citizenship Education (PKn) through group learning in grade V elementary school. The learning and teaching process is the main activity that must be completed. Likewise, students who have knowledge of basic skills in the topic to be taught will find it easy for teachers to convey the process of teaching and learning activities. In teaching and learning activities, methods are used to attract students' attention so that they can be happy and enthusiastic in receiving and responding to the lessons delivered by the teacher. The research method used is a systematic literature review, the author searches for published articles related to the research title or topic that the researcher has determined. Group learning can be a good method for fifth grade elementary school students to improve their understanding through collaboration and discussion with classmates. then help them develop social and cooperative skills.

The Influence of Blended Learning Models on Students' Interest In Learning Citizenship Education In Primary Schools

This study aims to determine the effect of the blended learning learning model on students' learning interest in class V SDN Kemayora 15. This type of research is a true experiment with a posttest applied to both classes, namely the experimental class and the control class. The population in this study were all VB and VC grade students at SDN Kemayoran 15 with a total of 52 students. Sampling in this study was carried out by simple random sampling technique. There are two types of instruments used to obtain data, namely distributing questionnaires of student interest in learning and student learning outcomes tests. The data obtained were then analyzed using the Wilcoxon test and the Mann Whitney test. Based on the SPSS results above, it is known that the Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000. So that 0.000 is smaller than 0.05 or 0.000 <0.05. Then the hypothesis is accepted. The results of this study show the influence of the blended learning learning model on students' learning interest in civics learning in elementary schools.

The Influence of The Role Playing Method in PKn Subjects on Students' Learning Interest in Class III SD Muhammadiyah 19.

This research was motivated by the lack of student interest in learning Civics in class III at SD Muhammadiyah 19, because the methods used by the teacher were less interesting. The formulation of the problem in this research is, How is the influence of students' interest in learning before using the Role Playing method in Civics learning. How is the influence of students' interest in learning after using the Role Playing method in Civics subjects. How is the influence of students' interest in learning in Civics learning using the Role method? Playing. The type of research used is experimentation. The subjects of this research were 26 class III students. Data collection techniques use research instruments in the form of observation sheets.Student learning in class III obtained an average Pretest score of 47.50 and after being given treatment and being given a Post-test it increased to 88.50. This shows that the use of the Role Playing method has an influence on student learning outcomes in class III.Thus, the Role Playing method can be used as a learning method that can increase students' interest in learning.

What is known about what works in community-involved decision-making relating to urban green and blue spaces? A realist review protocol

BackgroundThere is now a relatively well-established evidence base suggesting that greener living environments and time spent in urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) can be beneficial for human health and wellbeing. However, benefits are not universal and there remain widespread social inequalities in access to such resources and experiences, particularly along axes of class, race, ethnicity, age and disability, and in relation to efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of such spaces. These injustices often relate to distributive, procedural and recognition-based processes. There is growing interest in how to ensure that efforts to increase access to or use of UGBS (whether through infrastructural or social programmes) result in equitable outcomes whilst minimising potential for exacerbating existing inequalities and injustices. Community engagement is considered an important step towards more inclusive UGBS decision-making, from planning and design to management and maintenance processes. It is thought to contribute to better and more widely trusted decisions, enhanced democracy, community satisfaction, civic interest and feelings of green space ownership, and greater longevity of UGBS projects. However, uneven representation and barriers to participation can create imbalances and undermine these benefits.MethodsAn iterative, multi-stage realist-inspired review will be conducted to ask what works, in what context and in what ways relating to the meaningful involvement of communities in UGBS decision-making, focusing on the skills, capacities and capabilities of different stakeholders and the role of contexts and processes. ‘Effectiveness’ (or what works) will be understood as a multifaceted outcome, encompassing both the processes and results of community engagement efforts.Following a scoping stage to identify initial programme theory, inclusion/exclusion criteria and derive search terms, relevant databases and grey literature will be searched to identify interdisciplinary literature in two phases. The first phase will be used to further develop programme theories, which will be articulated as ‘if then’ statements. The second phase searches will be used to identify sources to further explore and evidence the programme and formal theory. We will assess all includable evidence for conceptual richness, prioritising more conceptually rich sources if needed.DiscussionThe realist synthesis will explore the key context, mechanism and outcome configurations that appear to explain if and how different approaches to community-involved UGBS decision-making are or are not effective. We will consider factors such as different conceptualisations of community, and if and how they have been involved in UGBS decision-making; the types of tools and approaches used; and the socio-cultural and political or governance structures within which decision-making takes place.

Family education as a process of translation of ideals and values of culture

In the article, the authors consider issues related to the family as a social institution of society, which through the education system is a carrier, keeper and translator of cultural ideals. The subject of the study is family education, interpreted as the process of translating the ideals and values of culture. The article examines the concept and functions of the family as a leading social institution, sacred and profane ideals of culture and their mutual influence, types of family education, distinguished depending on the characteristics of the transmitted cultural values. When writing the work, such general scientific and private scientific research methods as analysis, synthesis, classification, generalization, comparison, historical method, analysis of empirical and sociological data on the studied problem were used. The general methodology of the work was compiled by scientific works of both domestic and foreign scientists devoted to the family as a carrier of cultural values. The analysis of scientific literature on research issues has shown that the modern family performs not only reproductive functions, but also the functions of preserving and reproducing cultural values, allowing society and the state to maintain stability and develop in the conditions of globalization and active influence on society through the imposition of new cultural values. The scientific novelty lies in the proposed author's typology of modern types of family education, depending on the transmitted cultural values. As a conclusion, the statement is substantiated that the family broadcasting religious and traditional values most correspond to the spiritual and moral ideals of Russian society, its civic interests, at the same time, the values of initiative, independence in decision-making, broadcast to a greater extent in the family of liberal values, are most relevant for the modern system of public relations, for personalities of the post-industrial type.

Civic Purpose among Higher Education Students – A Study of Four Dutch and Finnish Institutions

Abstract Given the increasing interest in academic citizenship in higher education, this study examines the civic purposes of higher education students in two European countries, namely the Netherlands and Finland, and relations between students’ worldviews and their civic purposes. The majority of students was categorized as so-called disengaged or dreamers, respectively either not civically interested or active or then visioning but not actualizing civic interests. Students with a purposeful profile referring to high civic interest, action, and identity, were most prevalent among Dutch students with a humanistic worldview and Finnish students reporting religions other than Christianity. Students from both countries not identifying with any organized worldviews were more likely to be allocated to the disengaged profile. Possible explanations for differences in student profiles are discussed.

Penerapan Pembelajaran Kontekstual dengan Teknik Learning Community untuk Meningkatkan Minat dan Hasil Belajar Siswa Kelas V pada Pembelajaran PKn di SDN 3 Bumi Waras Semester 2 Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022

This research is Classroom Action Research (PTK) with the application of contextual learning community learning techniques in Civics subjects. The formulation of the problem in this study is (1) Whether the application of contextual learning community learning techniques can increase student learning interest in learningCivics on Competency Standards (SK) respect the joint decision of grade V SD Negeri 3 Bumi Waras?; (2) Can the application of contextual learning community learning techniques improve student learning outcomes in Civics learning on Competency Standards (SK) respecting the joint decision of grade V SD Negeri 3 Bumi Waras? Based on the formulation of the problem above, the results showed that; (1) The application of contextual learning community learning techniques can increase students' interest in Civics learning on Competency Standards (SK) respecting the joint decision of grade V SD Negeri 3 Bumi Waras; (2) The application of contextual learning community learning techniques can improve student learning outcomes in Civics learning on Competency Standards (SK) respecting the joint decision of grade V SD Negeri 3 Bumi Waras.

Toward a new regime of civic interest representation

Toward a new regime of civic interest representation

Effects of civic education on adolescents' organized and personal volunteering: Mediating role of civic interest

This study explored the mediating effect of civic interest in the relationship between adolescents' civic education and volunteering (organized and personal). Participants were 967 adolescents in northern China (435 girls, 520 boys, 12 who did not specify their gender; Mage = 15.31 years), who completed the Civic Interest Scale, the Civic Education Scale, and the Volunteer Behavior Scale in a cross-sectional survey. Results indicated that personal volunteering was significantly more common than organized volunteering, and that civic interest partially mediated the relationships between civic education and organized volunteering, and between civic education and personal volunteering. School location (big city/small city vs. small town) moderated the mediating model, with larger mediating effects being present for respondents living in a small city compared to a big city, but no significant differences being found in the structural path between big-city and small-town settings or between smallcity and small-town settings. In sum, during adolescence, personal volunteering was the main form of volunteer activity, and the partial mediating mechanism of civic interest was common to both organized and personal volunteering types.

Corporate governance reforms amidst economic maturation and democratization: the case of the Korean chaebol since the 1990s

ABSTRACT This collection of research deals with a broad issue of business organizations and history that awaits unremitting refinements and improvements by scholars who always find fresh enigmas that might wobble the established theories in the field. A new conundrum about South Korea and its conglomerate businesses – the chaebol – is its organizational resilience that seems to protect them from the relentless attention from the government and civic interest groups as to issues such as their so-called ‘backward’ corporate governance structures. Of course, this is a conundrum as it is this very chaebol corporate governance that helped create the ‘Miracle on the Han’ and unprecedented wealth for the nation during its entire postwar history. Therefore, this special issue features empirical studies of the chaebol corporate governance and its evolution with a variety of foci. These are: (a) rent-sharing, (b) succession, (c) outsider board members and (d) the reforms after the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Upaya Meningkatkan Minat dan Hasil Belajar melalui Model NHT pada Pembelajaran PKn Kelas IV SD Muhammadiyah Kebumen Tahun Pelajaran 2020/2021

Civics learning which is still rare using the NHT model makes students' interest and learning outcomes of Civics low. This study aims to increase: (1) students' interest in learning Civics by using the NHT model in SD Muhammadiyah Kebumen and (2) student learning outcomes in Civics by using the NHT model at SD Muhammadiyah Kebumen. This type of research is classroom action research which is carried out in two cycles. The subjects in this study were fourth grade students of SD Muhammadiyah Kebumen, totaling 14 students. Data collection techniques using observation, questionnaires, tests and documentation. Data analysis used quantitative and qualitative descriptive. The success indicator used in student learning interest can be said to be successful if it has passed the 80% percentage, for student learning outcomes with a value of 70 and classical completeness of 70%. The results of this study can increase the interest and learning outcomes of fourth grade students of SD Muhammadiyah Kebumen. Judging from the results of observations, the average student interest in Civics learning has increased from the first cycle of 62.14% to 82.14% in the second cycle and is in the very good category. Judging from the results of the questionnaire, the average student interest in Civics learning has increased from the first cycle of 65.42% to 81.28% and is in the very good category. In line with that, the average student learning outcomes increased, namely from pre-cycle of 40 with less category increased to 65.71 with sufficient category in the first cycle, and in the second cycle increased again to 82.14 with good category.

Business improvement areas and the socio-cultural power of lobbying: Imposing market interests to affordable housing development

While studies have shown that Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) manage and control their physical urban spaces to generate local economic growth, little work has examined how these organizations lobby for their market interests during key decision-making processes. Drawing from the pragmatic sociology of critique, this paper develops a theoretical framework to explain how political-economic power is socio-culturally encoded during local government decision-making processes. Socio-cultural power is defined through two interrelated processes: (1) interactional settings where social actors practice their critical capacity by drawing upon socio-historically created moral orders and (2) the extent to which institutional experts limit laypersons' critical capacity and successfully construct local realities to advance their agendas. This framework is applied to London, Ontario's Old East Village to show how the local BIA influenced two separate affordable housing development plans. Based on interviews, participant observation, and document analysis, the findings show that the Old East Village BIA strategically framed and co-opted community critiques of these developments in a way that justified their own market interests (more feet on the street) over the community's civic interests (the provision of affordable housing). This paper extends the BIA literature by demonstrating BIA influence over affordable housing development, local matters that are outside the purview of their commercial jurisdiction.

Understanding decentralized civic engagement: Focus on peer-to-peer and blockchain-driven perspectives on e-participation

Decentralized civic engagement, i.e. engagement which is not initiated and managed by government, has been often used as a popular slogan in various public speeches to highlight the importance of genuine civic interests in governance, yet offering very limited options on how to actually promote such involvement. The advent of the digital era has facilitated the development of a plethora of digital participatory platforms that could presumably help to boost the effective engagement of civic communities in decision making processes in an explicitly decentralized manner and, more so, the demand for such decentralized e-participation services is increasing during the current Covid-19 crisis. However, there is a real shortage of studies that directly focus on the analysis of such autonomous cases and all the more so from real life contexts in their natural settings. In this regard, this paper aims to fill the gap by analyzing the phenomena from an intrinsically peer-to-peer networking perspective, which could be observed today in popular autonomous civic engagement initiatives that have been launched in recent times in the area.

Ёшларда фуқаролик фаоллигининг позициясини намоён этишда мотив, муҳит ва тарбиянинг ўрни

Жамиятимиз ривожининг ҳозирги босқичида ёшларнинг маънавий соҳадаги фаоллиги уларнинг ўз актив ҳаётий позициясини онгли ва ижодий равишда амалга оширишидан иборатдир. Бундай позиция-юртимизда озод ва обод Ватан, эркин ва фаровон ҳаёт қуриши сиёсатининг моҳиятини билишни, ижтимоий ҳодисаларга теран муносабатни, жамият тараққиётининг устувор вазифаларини чуқур ўрганишни, яъни назария билан амалиётни моҳирона қўшиб олиб боришни, меҳнатга фаол муносабатни, юксак эътиқод ва ахлоқий фазилатларни намоён этишни англатади. Ушбу мақола ёшларда фуқаролик фаоллигининг позициясини намоён этишда мотив, муҳит ва тарбиянинг шакллантиришнинг тизимли-функционал ёндашув асосида ўрганиш таълим тизимида амалга оширилаётган ислоҳотларнинг амалий ва тарбиявий аҳамиятини ёритишда, таълим сифати ва самарадорлигига эришиш механизмларини тадқиқ этишда манба сифатида фойдали бўлиши мумкин. Кишилар шахсий ва ижтимоий қадриятлар борасида ўз қарашлари, тасаввурлари, қадриятлари, интилишлари, меъёрларини турли кўринишларида намоён этишади. Жамият, гуруҳлар, шахснинг ижтимоий манфаатлари намоён бўладиган фуқаровий манфаатлар тизим ҳолига келади. Айнан тизим ҳолида бўлганлиги туфайли фуқаровий манфаатлар ҳар бир шахснинг қадриятларини ҳаётга татбиқ этади, унинг жамиятга, давлатга, бошқа фуқароларга нисбатан муносабатини шакллантиради. Фуқаронинг масъулияти, мақсадлари, вазифаларини белгилашга, ижтимоий аҳамиятга эга бўлган хусусиятларини шакллантиришга кўмаклашади. Ёшларни юксак ахлоқ ва интизомли қилиб тарбиялаш, уларнинг сифатли таълим олиши ва ватанпарварлик руҳида вояга етиши мамлакат иқтисодий ва сиёсий тараққиётининг калити ҳисобланади. Бу эса ижтимоий барқарорлик ва муваффақият асосидир.