TY - JOUR
T1 - The aims, methods, and effects of deliberative civic education through the National Issues Forums
AU - Gastil, John
AU - Dillard, James P.
N1 - Funding Information:
John Gastil (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994) is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at the University of Washington, Box 353415, Seattle, WA 98195.James P.Dillard(Ph.D.,Michigan State University, 1983) is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The authors would like to thank the Kettering Foundation for access to its archive and for supporting this research project. For assistance with the development of this paper, thanks go to Michael Briand, David Mathews,Jack McLeod, David Mortensen, Gina Sapiro, and anonymous reviewers. This manuscript draws upon material presented in the first author's dissertation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information on the National Issues Forums, contact the National Forums Institute, 100 Commons Road, Dayton, Ohio 45459. Correspondence may be directed to the first author at [email protected]
PY - 1999/7
Y1 - 1999/7
N2 - This essay examines the goals, teaching methods, and educational impact of deliberative civic education. Brief descriptions of three current deliberative education programs are followed by an in-depth analysis of the National Issues Forums (NIF). A summary of NIF materials clarifies the program's basic educational goals and methods. A review of qualitative and quantitative studies gauges NIF's effectiveness. Results show that NIF can bolster participants' political self-efficacy, refine their political judgments, broaden their political conversation networks, and reduce their conversational dominance; however, NIF may have no direct effect on political participation, and it may heighten participants' skepticism about the efficacy of group-based political action.
AB - This essay examines the goals, teaching methods, and educational impact of deliberative civic education. Brief descriptions of three current deliberative education programs are followed by an in-depth analysis of the National Issues Forums (NIF). A summary of NIF materials clarifies the program's basic educational goals and methods. A review of qualitative and quantitative studies gauges NIF's effectiveness. Results show that NIF can bolster participants' political self-efficacy, refine their political judgments, broaden their political conversation networks, and reduce their conversational dominance; however, NIF may have no direct effect on political participation, and it may heighten participants' skepticism about the efficacy of group-based political action.
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U2 - 10.1080/03634529909379168
DO - 10.1080/03634529909379168
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038934844
SN - 0363-4523
VL - 48
SP - 179
EP - 192
JO - Communication Education
JF - Communication Education
IS - 3
ER -