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THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF A SUMMER CAMP

ON A PROFESSOR'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

SARAH M. STRAUB, ALEXIS HOOKER, & TAYLOR D. BUNN​

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PUBLISHED IN:

 Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2024,

The Community-Engaged Scholarship Issue

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70144/ss010205cs

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KEY WORDS: 

 advocacy framework, community-engaged scholarship, civics education

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ABSTRACT: 

This paper explored the impact of a summer civics camp on revitalizing the first author's commitment to civics instruction and fostering critical consciousness in the classroom. Through reflective journaling, individual interviews with students, and engagement as a researcher and master teacher, this author navigated the journey from disillusionment to empowerment. The paper also introduced the Advocacy Hourglass framework (Generation Citizen, 2019) as a catalyst for transformation and highlighted its alignment with youth-led activism. The interdisciplinary nature of this exploration underscored the potential for integrating innovative approaches across disciplines to enhance social studies education.