Civic Engagement and Democratic Atmosphere in Times of Trouble: Perspectives of University Students in Turkey

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-32
Author(s):  
Omer Caliskan
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students

scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF FORMATION OF CIVIL ENGAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN QUARANTINE CONDITIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 595-610
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Shykyrynska ◽  
Vanda Vyshkivska ◽  
Vera Petliaieva ◽  
Olena Voichun ◽  
Olena Malinka
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Civic Responsibility ◽  
Social Motives ◽  
Civic Consciousness ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
National University ◽  
Self Knowledge

The article defines the essence of the concept of “civic engagement of university students” and the process of formation of civic engagement of university students in quarantine conditions. The structure of civic engagement of university students is characterized. Criteria are substantiated and indicators of the formation of civic engagement of university students are defined: incentive criterion (sustainable social motives for achieving socially significant goals, the student’s achievement motive, value attitude to future professional activities); epistemological criterion (knowledge about public organizations and their activities, awareness of knowledge of civic responsibility, the presence of civic consciousness) behavioral (leadership ability, responsibility for own decisions, actions and team actions) creatively developing criterion (the presence of self-knowledge skills, the ability to introspection , self-esteem, self-criticism of the results of one's own socially useful activity). The substantive characteristic of such levels of formation of civic engagement of university students as: insufficient, initial, sufficient, high is given. The use of such digital tools is shown, which allows to form effectively the civic engagement of university students in quarantine conditions: a) the creation of an author's blog (to display information about: the national identity of the Ukrainian people (history, traditions, language, culture, etc.), planned for the future and already organized events by the student self-government were held, video and photo reports of the events) b) use of Google applications (Google meet - for conferences, meetings, online consultations; Google Drive, Google forms - for online questionnaires with the aim of : predicting the relevance of the event, it is planned, determining the effectiveness of the activities, identifying the psychological atmosphere in the team, identifying the socio-psychological characteristics of students, student awareness; Google photos; Google calendar; Google video). The results of an experimental study on the formation of civic engagement of university students, carried out during 2019 at V.O. Sukhomlynskyi Mykolaiv National University, are presented, which proves the practical importance of using such digital tools in quarantine conditions. 

Promoting Civic Engagement through University Curricula

2017 ◽  
pp. 218-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryna Bobick
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
The Arts ◽  
University Curricula ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

In recent years, universities and colleges are including civic engagement in their mission statements. University administrators are increasingly encouraged faculty and students to participate in civic engagement both on and off campus. Various stakeholders should be part of this conversation in order to create a setting for learning that reflects the mission of the university or college. In this study, sixteen university freshmen participated in civic engagement through a freshman honors forum course. In addition to promoting civic engagement, the course supported the arts and museums in Memphis, Tennessee. Pre and exit surveys were conducted the participants to gain insight into their thoughts and experiences towards the course's curriculum. Their experiences provide a window into thinking about the role of civic engagement with university students.

scholarly journals The Civic Engagement of University Students as a Protective Factor in Terms of the Resilience Concept

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Mateusz Marciniak
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
Social Capital Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

SummaryThe paper analyses the relationship between the civic engagement and risk behaviours of young people from the perspective of resilience mechanisms. The resilience concept focuses on social and individual features which protect (give the resistance) against risk factors appearing in adverse living conditions. Civic engagement is included among potential protective factors. Can this engagement can be considered as a protective factor in the context of the crisis of democracy and social capital erosion, and if so, to what extent? The goal of this paper is to analyze the civic engagement of university students as a potential protective factor against risk behaviours, in particular, alcohol abuse. Firstly, the basic assumptions of resilience and civic engagement (in social capital perspective) are defined. The second section is based on selected findings from the study Studenci 2019’ (N=4503): the associations between the degree of civic engagement of university students and alcohol-related problems. The research results show that the students from the group with a higher level of civic engagement (in comparison to those with a lack or low level) are found significantly more often among students with problems related to risk-drinking and alcohol abuse. The article ends with an explanation of thoe findings which may be considered surprising in light of the concept of resilience.

ACTIVE TEACHING METHODS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (105) ◽  
pp. 163-175
Author(s):  
OLGA V. SMIRNOVA ◽  
LUDMILA P. TIKHONOVA
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Individual Consciousness ◽  
Illegal Activities

The authors consider the issue of civic engagement among students as one of the significant tasks of studying at university. In modern society, thanks to information technologies, the number of possibilities to manipulate public and individual consciousness, to involve young people in protest actions including illegal activities has increased significantly. Studying at university should contribute not only to the development of professional competencies, but also to the development of active civic engagement among students, since it is the youth who is responsible for the future of our country. As an example of solving an education problem, the authors present a training module on philosophy applying active teaching methods when studying the topic “Russia - West - East in the dialogue of cultures”.

scholarly journals Explaining Global Citizenship Levels of Polish University Students from Different Variables

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Muhammed Hayati Taban ◽  
Kadir Karatekin
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Good Target ◽  
National Environment ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Target Country

At the age of a new kind of everything (a new kind of communication, a new kind of education, a new kind of social problems etc.) citizenship also takes a new kind form: global citizenship. Global concept has been conducted on almost every area including citizenship. Therefore, citizenship has been understood from a global perspective to overcome new global scale problems. EU is a good example of changing citizenship understanding differing from the national base. Poland is a good target country taken its membership since 2004. 12 years duration means that new generation has been raised in the atmosphere of a supra national environment. At this point, what kinds of variables have what kinds of impact on the global citizenship level of this generation is worth being studied. This study has aimed to understand this question using a personal information form in addition to a “global citizenship” scale developed by Morais - Ogden (2010). The study conducted through survey model included 353 Polish university students. It is understood from the results of the study that Polish students have an intermediate level of global citizenship and low level of global civic engagement. It is also one of the findings that some variables have impact on global citizenship levels. In this respect, the study will contribute to the understanding of the global citizenship levels of EU member students. This document gives formatting instructions for authors preparing papers for publication.

Promoting Civic Engagement Through University Curricula

2019 ◽  
pp. 776-793
Author(s):  
Bryna Bobick
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
The Arts ◽  
University Curricula ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

In recent years, universities and colleges are including civic engagement in their mission statements. University administrators are increasingly encouraged faculty and students to participate in civic engagement both on and off campus. Various stakeholders should be part of this conversation in order to create a setting for learning that reflects the mission of the university or college. In this study, sixteen university freshmen participated in civic engagement through a freshman honors forum course. In addition to promoting civic engagement, the course supported the arts and museums in Memphis, Tennessee. Pre and exit surveys were conducted the participants to gain insight into their thoughts and experiences towards the course's curriculum. Their experiences provide a window into thinking about the role of civic engagement with university students.

scholarly journals Civic Engagement among Greek University Students: “Passive-Passive-Smokers” and Cultural Power

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Benincasa
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Cultural Power ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Perceived Constraints ◽  
Anticipated Emotions

This paper, about non-smokers’ civic engagement (or lack thereof) in the context of public venues in Greece, aims to answer the following research questions: How do non-smokers deal with smokers when their cigarette proves annoying? To what extent do non-smokers stand up for their rights? What are the perceived constraints? Smokers’ points of view are included as part of the context in which non-smokers act. Greek university students were interviewed by the author (25) and by two students trained in interviewing (6). Respondents were asked to express judgments and feelings about the smoking “regime” in public venues. Additionally, non-smokers were asked to describe instances of smoke annoyance, report what they do about it and express judgments and feelings. Cultural analysis was applied: data were coded, and codes were grouped into categories, highlighting key assumptions and values. Though in most public venues the smoking ban is massively violated, non-smokers seem to view smoking as “normal”. For fear of being ignored, laughed at or insulted, they seldom ask smokers to refrain from smoking. Their (anticipated) emotions allow smokers to exert a kind of cultural power that prevents non-smokers from reacting. Thus, the latter become themselves vehicles of that power that oppresses them.

The popular culture and the civic engagement of university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Mateusz Marciniak
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
New Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cultural Participation ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Culture Consumption

The huge potential of popular culture shaped and transmitted over “mass-media” and “new” media is noticed. At the same time, they are criticized due to their content and their influence on human actions and social relations. A number of social researchers refer to the submission of media to popular culture and entertainment, promoting of immaturity of the recipients and in consequences withdrawn from the public sphere. On the other hand, the popular culture is consider as a factor important for development of the human capital, the bonding social capital, individuals identity and society’s cohesion. The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between popular culture and the civic engagement of youth. First, the basic assumptions of popular culture- civic engagement relations are introduced. The second section is based on the chosen findings of author’s pilot study into the field of The youth identity formation in the mobile society era (N=92). The mutual associations between the popular culture consumption of university students and their level of civic engagement are analysed. The research results show statistical significance of the positive relationship in the sample between analysed factors. The higher is level of students’ cultural participation and media consumption, the higher is level of their civic engagement. The article concludes with the explanation of those findings, which may be considered surprising in light of popular culture criticism.

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