The civic potential of video games

The civic potential of video games

This report focuses on the civic aspects of video game play among youth. According to a 2006 survey, 58 percent of young people aged 15 to 25 were civically "disengaged," meaning that they participated in fewer than two types of either electoral activities (defined as voting, campaigning,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kahne, Joseph (-)
Otros Autores: Middaugh, Ellen, Evans, Chris (M. Christina)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press ©2009.
Cambridge, Mass. : ©2009.
Colección:John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning.
Materias:
Video games > Social aspects > United States.
Video games and teenagers > United States.
Youth > Political activity > United States.
Youth > Social networks > United States.
EDUCATION/Digital Media & Learning
GAME STUDIES/Games in Education
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423001906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Series Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About This Report
  • The Civic Dimensions of Video Games
  • Youth Civic and Political Engagement
  • Potential Links between Video Games and Youth Civic and Political Development
  • Research Questions
  • Study Design
  • Findings
  • Discussion and Implications
  • Next Steps for Parents, Educators, and Game Designers
  • Research Agenda
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Parent and Teen Survey on Gaming and Civic Engagement Methodology
  • Appendix B: Regression Analysis
  • Notes.

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