| Project Citizen Research Program Key Findings | |
| Dr. Diana Owen, Civic Education Research Lab, Georgetown University | |
| March 2024 | |
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This executive summary explains the key findings from the evaluation of the Project Citizen Research Program (PCRP) conducted by Dr. Diana Owens and her team at the Civic Education Research Lab at Georgetown University. The evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the Center for Civic Education’s Project Citizen teacher professional development and curriculum over the course of three academic years from 2020-23. Teachers attended a summer institute and followup professional development sessions throughout the academic year and instructed the Project Citizen curriculum. Middle and high school students work as a class to research and develop proposals for solving a policy problem in their school or community which they present to stakeholders. PCRP was funded by a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. |
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| Project Citizen Research Program Final Report | |
| Dr. Diana Owen, Civic Education Research Lab, Georgetown University | |
| March 2024 | |
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Dr. Diana Owen and the Civic Education Research Lab at Georgetown University evaluated the Center’s Project Citizen teacher professional development (PD) program and curriculum impact in the middle and high school grades over the course of three academic years (2020-2023). For teachers, the PD program included a summer institute and academic-year PD sessions, and for students, the PC curriculum had them work as a class to conduct research, develop policy solutions, and present their findings regarding a policy problem in their school or community. |
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| Project Citizen Interim Report: Year Two | |
| Dr. Diana Owen, Civic Education Research Lab, Georgetown University | |
| October 2023 | |
| Teachers and students gained substantial benefits from their participation in the PCRP. Their knowledge of American government and the public policy process increased significantly. Teachers acquired active pedagogies through the PC PD program which they used regularly when implementing the PC intervention in their classrooms. Students made significant gains in civic skills, civic dispositions, and SEL competencies. They used STEM skills, especially in math and science, to address the problems they identified in their communities and schools. These gains were made during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period of extensive upheaval and stress in delivering middle and high school education. | |
| Project Citizen Preliminary Report: Year One | |
| Dr. Diana Owen, Civic Education Research Lab, Georgetown University | |
| May 2022 | |
| The research on the first cohort of teachers and students in the Project Citizen Research Program demonstrates significant increases in teacher knowledge and use of Project Citizen pedagogies conducive to building student social and emotional learning (SEL). Middle and high school students from diverse backgrounds made significant gains in content knowledge, civic skills, and attention to public policy issues. Project Citizen students made connections with their math and science coursework and were more likely to report that they engaged in STEM activities in their civics classes in comparison to the control group. | |
| We the People: Project Citizen Evaluation One Page Summary | |
| RMC Research Corporation | |
| November, 2007 | |
| A 2007 study conducted by RMC Research Corporation of We the People: Project Citizen students found statistically significantly greater gains among participants than comparison students in their knowledge of public policy. Project Citizen participants also demonstrated superior writing ability in articulating, researching, and advocating policy solutions in essays addressing public policy problems. For the full report, please click here. | |
| Evaluation of We the People: Project Citizen Summer Institutes: How Professional Development Translates into Classroom Instruction | |
| Jennifer Nairne | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| February, 2008 | |
| The Impacts of Project Citizen on U.S. Middle and High School Students: A 2005-2006 Study | |
| Sue Root & Judy Northup | |
| RMC Research Corporation | |
| Powerpoint presented at the San Francisco Conference | |
| October 2007 | |
| Research findings on middle and high school students. | |
| Are Girls Checking Out? Gender and Political Socialization in Transitioning Democracies | |
| Suzanne Soule & Jennifer Nairne | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| October 2006 | |
| A Programmatic Evaluation of Civitas: An International Civic Education Exchange Program 2004-2005 (Executive Summary) | |
| Gary Marx | |
| Center for Public Outreach | |
| 2006 | |
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2003-2004 Executive Summary] [2002-2003 Executive Summary] |
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| A report to the Center for Civic Education | |
| Civitas Latin America: A Civic Education Exchange Program Annual Evaluation Report, Year 2 | |
| WestEd | |
| 2005 | |
| [2004 Report] | |
| A report to the Center for Civic Education | |
| Monitoring the Effectiveness of Youth Participation in Project Citizen A Civitas-Russia Evaluation Project Summary of Preliminary Findings | |
| Charles White | |
| Associate Professor Curriculum & Teaching | |
| Boston University | |
| 2005 | |
| For further information about the Russian-American project “Monitoring Effectiveness of Youth Participation in Project Citizen”contact Professor Charles White at Boston University (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). | |
| A report to the Center for Civic Education | |
| Civic Education in Divided Societies: Using Civic Education Materials to Build a Democratic Political Culture | |
| Sharareh Frouzesh Bennett | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| April 2005 | |
| [Participant List] | |
| A Rising Tide in Indonesia: Attempting to Create a Cohort Committed to Democracy Through Education | |
| Suzanne Soule | |
| Director, Research and Evaluation | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| Paper presented at the Annual MPSA Conference | |
| April 14-17, 2004 | |
| An Independent Evaluation of Civic Education Programs In Jordan, Egypt, and West Bank, 2002-2003 | |
| Glaser Consulting Group | |
| 2004 | |
| A report to the Center for Civic Education | |
| Unity Through Diversity? Data from a New Civic Education Program in Indonesia | |
| Suzanne Soule | |
| Director, Research and Evaluation | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| Paper presented at the Int.Conference on Civic Ed. Research | |
| November 14-18, 2003 | |
| Projek Warga: Project for Schools in Penang | |
| Evaluation Directed by Lim Hong Hai | |
| School of Social Sciences | |
| Universiti Sains Malaysia | |
| June-September 2003 | |
| Experiential Civic Learning by Using "Projekt: Aktive Bürger" | |
| Klaus Koopmann | |
| Published in the JSSE - Journal of Social Science Education | |
| February 1, 2003 | |
| Learning to Live Together: An Evaluation of Civic-Link | |
| Work Research Co-operative | |
| 2003 | |
| [Executive Summary] | |
| Creating a Cohort Committed to Democracy? Civic Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Suzanne Soule | |
| Director, Research and Evaluation | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| Paper presented at the Annual APSA Conference | |
| August 29-September 1, 2002 | |
| Beyond Communism and War: The Effect of Civic Education on the Democratic Attitudes and Behavior of Bosnian and Herzegovinian Youth | |
| Suzanne Soule | |
| Director, Research and Evaluation | |
| Center for Civic Education | |
| October 2000 | |
| [Executive Summary] | |
| Project Citizen and the Civic Development of Adolescent Students in Indiana, Latvia, and Lithuania | |
| Thomas S. Vontz, Kim K. Metcalf, John J. Patrick | |
| Indiana University | |
| 2000 | |
| [Executive Summary] | |
| Published Volume: The ERIC Clearinghouse, 2000 | |
| We the People: Project Citizen | |
| Herbert M. Atherton | |
| 2000 | |
| Chapter 8 in Education for Civic Engagement in Democracy: Service Learning and Other Promising Practices Sheilah Mann and John J. Patrick, Eds. Published: ERIC Clearninghouse, 2000. |
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| Civic Education Assessment--Stage II. Civic Education Programming Since 1990--A Case Study Analysis | |
| Franca Brilliant | |
| 2000 | |
| A report for the U.S. Agency for International Development | |
| An Assessment of We the People:Project Citizen: Promoting Citizenship in Classrooms and Communities | |
| Kenneth W. Tolo | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs | |
| University of Texas at Austin | |
| 1998 | |
| [Executive Summary] | |
| Policy Research Project Report No. 129 | |
