Author(s): Stanford Graduate School of Education
- Heather Malin
- Parissa J. Ballard
- Maryam Lucia Attai
- Anne Colby
- William Damon
Published: November 2013
Report Intro/Brief:
“On February 7, 2013, the Stanford Center on Adolescence hosted a campus-wide conference on the current state of youth civic development and education in the United States. Seven distinguished speakers, who have been leaders in the scholarship, practice, and policy of civic education, presented their views on what is needed to promote civic development among today’s youth.
The speakers had a diversity of perspectives and areas of expertise, and this diversity was reflected in the extensive variety of matters discussed during the conference. This report does not attempt to capture the diverse wealth of insights and opinions expressed in the seven speakers’ individual conference talks: for such a full account, we point the reader to the conference proceedings on the Stanford Center on Adolescence website. Rather, the purpose of the report is to highlight some points of agreement that emerged from the talks and discussions (including a post-conference day of additional discussions among speakers and Center on Adolescence staff). We believe that suggestions shared by this distinguished panel will have value for the broader community of civic educators, and that they contain important messages for all citizens concerned with the future of today’s youth and tomorrow’s democracy.”
-from the report
