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The Working Paper Series contains the most up-to-date research findings from CIRCLE-funded grants. The series was developed to encourage discussion and critical comments that will further our understanding of the civic and political lives of young people. Authors welcome your feedback. E-mail addresses for all authors can be found on the cover of their respective working paper.

Working Paper 55: Civic Measurement Models: Tapping Adolescents' Civic Engagement
by Constance A. Flanagan, Amy K. Syvertsen, and Michael D. Stout

Working Paper 54: Improving Text Books as a Way to Foster Civic Understanding and Engagement
by Marilyn Chambliss, Wendy Richardson, Judith Torney-Purta, and Britt Wilkenfeld

Working Paper 53: Do Gender and Ethnicity Affect Civic Engagement and Academic Progress?
by Alberto Davila and Maria Mora

Working Paper 52: Civic Engagement and High School Academic Progress
by Alberto Davila and Maria Mora

Working Paper 51: The Civic Achievement Gap
by Meira Levinson

Working Paper 50: Civil Rights Activists in the Information Age: The Development of Math Literacy Workers in the Young People's Project
by Roderick J. Watts and Omar Guessous

Working Paper 49: Experiments in Political Socialization: Kids Voting USA as a Model for Civic Education Reform
by Michael McDevitt and Spiro Kiousis

CIRCLE Working Paper 48: Assessing School Citizenship Education Climate: Implications for the Social Studies
by Gary Homana, Carolyn Barber and Judith Torney-Purta

CIRCLE Working Paper 47: Developing Indicators and Measures of Civic Outcomes for Elementary School Students
by Bernadette Chi, JoAnn Jastrzab, and Alan Melchoir

CIRCLE Working Paper 46: College Students & Politics: A Literature Review
by Nicholas V. Longo and Ross P. Meyer

CIRCLE Working Paper 45: Youth Civic Engagement: An Institutional Turn
edited by Peter Levine and James Youniss

CIRCLE Working Paper 44: Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey
by Robert K. Fullinwider

CIRCLE Working Paper 43: Measuring Volunteering: A Behavioral Approach
by Chris Toppe, Ph.D.

CIRCLE Working Paper 42: Young Voters and the Web of Politics 2004: The Youth Political Web Sphere Comes of Age
by Lance Bennett and Michael Xenos

CIRCLE Working Paper 41: Gender and Civic Engagement: Secondary Analysis of Survey Data
by Krista Jenkins, Ph.D.

CIRCLE Working Paper 40: The Changing Lifeworld of Young People: Risk, Resume-Padding, and Civic Engagement
by Lewis A. Friedland and Shauna Morimoto (doctoral candidate)

CIRCLE Working Paper 39: Modern Universities, Absent Citizenship? Historical Perspectives
by William Talcott

Working Paper 38: Giving Back to the Community: African American Inner City Teens and Civic Engagement
by Michelle M. Charles, Charles Communications Consulting

CIRCLE Working Paper 37: The Political Participation of College Students, Working Students and Working Youth
by Sharon E. Jarvis, Lisa Montoya & Emily Mulvoy

CIRCLE Working Paper 36: The Political Participation of Working Youth and College Students
by Sharon E. Jarvis, Lisa Montoya & Emily Mulvoy

CIRCLE Working Paper 35: The Youth Vote 2004: With a Historical Look at Youth Voting Patterns, 1972-2004
by Mark Hugo Lopez, Emily Kirby, Jared Sagoff, and Chris Herbst of CIRCLE

CIRCLE Working Paper 34: Survey of Civic Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Youth in the Adult Education and Literacy System
by Melanie Daniels and Marilyn Gillespie of SRI International

CIRCLE Working Paper 33: The Impact of Participation in Service-Learning on High School Students' Civic Engagement
by Shelley Billig, Sue Root, and Dan Jesse of RMC Research Corporation

CIRCLE Working Paper 32: Social Representation in the U.S. Military Services
by Mark Adamshick

CIRCLE Working Paper 31: Youth Civic Engagement: Systems Changes and Culture Change in Hampton, Virginia
by Carmen Sirianni  

CIRCLE Working Paper 30: Recognizing the Role of Community in Civic Education: Lessons from Hull House, Highlander Folk School, and the Neighborhood Learning Community
by Nicolas V. Longo

CIRCLE Working Paper 29 News for a New Generation: Can it be Fun and Functional?
by Susan Sherr

CIRCLE Working Paper 28: Voice in the Classroom:How an Open Classroom Environment Facilitates Adolescents' Civic Development
by David E. Campbell

CIRCLE Working Paper 27: From the Horse's Mouth: A Dialogue Between Politicians and College Students
by Christopher Beem

CIRCLE Working Paper 26: Civic Engagement and the Canvass
by Dana R. Fisher

CIRCLE Working Paper 25: Civic Views of Young Adult Minorities: Exploring the Influences of Kinship Communities and Youth Mentoring Communities on Prosocial Civic Behaviors
by Diann Cameron Kelly

CIRCLE Working Paper 24 Technology and Politics: Incentives for Youth Participation
by Shanto Iyengar and Simon Jackman

CIRCLE Working Paper 23: A Comparative Analysis of Community Youth Development Strategies
by Michell Alberti Gambone, Hanh Cao Yu, Heather Lewis-Charp, Cynthia L Sipe, Johanna Lacoe

CIRCLE Working Paper 22: Education for Deliberative Democracy: The Long-term Influence of Kids Voting USA
by Michael McDevitt and Spiro Kiousis

CIRCLE Working Paper 21: The Effects of an Election Day Voter Mobilization Campaign Targeting Young Voters
by Donald P. Green

CIRCLE Working Paper 20: Young Voters and the Web of Politics: Pathways to Participation in the Youth Engagement and Electoral Campaign Web Spheres
by W. Lance Bennett and Mike Xenos

CIRCLE Working Paper 19: Getting Out the Vote Among Asian Pacific American Young Adults in Los Angeles County: A Field Experiment
by Janelle Wong

CIRCLE Working Paper 18: Politics: The Missing Link of Responsible Civic Education
by Kenneth S. Stroupe, Jr. and Larry J. Sabato

CIRCLE Working Paper 17: Adolescents’ Trust and Civic Participation in the United States: Analysis of Data from the IEA Civic Education Study
by Judith Torney-Purta, Wendy Klandl Richardon, and Carolyn Henry Barber

CIRCLE Working Paper 16: News for a New Generation Report 1: Content Analysis, Interviews, and Focus Groups
by Susan Sherr

CIRCLE Working Paper 15: How Postregistration Laws Affect the Turnout of Registrants
by Raymond Wolfinger, Benjamin Highton, and Megan Mullin

CIRCLE Working Paper 14: The Relationship between Secondary Education and Civic Development: Results from Two Field Experiments with Inner City Minorities
by John Phillips

CIRCLE Working Paper 13: Throwing a Better Party: Local Mobilizing Institutions and the Youth Vote
by Daniel M. Shea

CIRCLE Working Paper 12: Civic Education through National Service
by Melissa Bass

CIRCLE Working Paper 11: National Service in America: Policy (Dis)Connections Over Time
by Melissa Bass

CIRCLE Working Paper 10: Mobilizing the Latino Youth Vote:
by Melissa Michelson

CIRCLE Working Paper 09 The Effects of Catholic School on Civic Participation
by Thomas Dee

CIRCLE Working Paper 08: Are There Civic Returns to Education?
by Thomas Dee

CIRCLE Working Paper 07: The Civic Bonding of School and Family
by Michael McDevitt

CIRCLE Working Paper 06: The Role of Civic Skills in Fostering Civic Engagement
by Mary Kirlin

CIRCLE Working Paper 05: Promoting Positive Citizenship: Priming Youth For Action
by Jonathan F. Zaff

Working Paper 04: Identity Development and Feelings of Fulfillment: Mediators of Future Civic Engagement
by Jonathan F. Zaff

CIRCLE Working Paper 03: Socializing Youth for Citizenship
by Jonathan F. Zaff

Working Paper 02: The Role of Adolescent Extracurricular Activities in Adult Political Engagement
by Mary Kirlin

CIRCLE Working Paper 01: Easier Voting Methods Boost Youth Turnout
by Mary Fitzgerald