Inside Higher Ed: Millennials, Unspun
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/08/civic
The report, from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), which studies civic engagement among young people, suggests that students are tired of partisanship and “spin,” are wary of the political process in general and tend to distrust the overwhelming array of media sources that vie for their attention.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Today’s Students Are More Civically Engaged but Are Ambivalent About Politics, Report Finds
http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/11/635n.htm
Young people entering college today— most of whom are part of the so-called Millennial Generation born after 1985— are neither cynical nor highly individualistic, according to a new report released on Wednesday. Compared to their predecessors, Generation X, the Millennials are more likely to volunteer and be involved in social issues, researchers found.
The report, “Millennials Talk Politics: A Study of College Student Political Engagement,” is based on a study conducted by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, in collaboration with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. The study examined the barriers to political engagement that young people face.
The authors of the report conducted focus groups with nearly 400 students on a dozen four-year campuses, including Bowdoin College, Kansas State University, and the University of New Mexico. They also conducted a written survey and drew on a national telephone survey.
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