Archive:James Madison Legacy Project

• Active Learning and the Acquisition of Political Knowledge in High School

  By Diana Owen and G. Isaac W. Riddle This study assesses the effectiveness of high school civic education in conveying political knowledge which is an important precursor to political engagement.

  Categories: CERL Research Papers, James Madison Legacy Project

• CERL Issues Report on the James Madison Legacy Project

  Dr. Diana Owen and the Civic Education Research Lab researchers Kathryn Hartzell and Chelsea Sanchez released a major report on the Center for Civic Education’s James Madison Legacy Project, a progra

  Categories: CERL Research Papers, James Madison Legacy Project

• Evaluation of the We the People Program: Student Knowledge

  By Diana Owen This study compares student knowledge outcomes of high school teachers who have experienced the We the People professional development program and instruct the associated curriculum

  Categories: CERL Research Papers, James Madison Legacy Project

• Workshop: Educating High-Need Students for Citizenship

  By Diana Owen, Maria Gallo, Kathryn Hartzell, and Jenny Lee The need to improve civic education in the nation’s middle and high schools is especially pressing for high-need students—students livin

  Categories: CERL Research Papers, James Madison Legacy Project