Youth Activism, Civic Identity & Moral Development

Explores critical questions about civic engagement and pressing moral issues facing us today, like raising children to be engaged moral citizens. Analysis of significant moral issues within historical and contemporary political and social contexts. Historical exploration of racism in the US, spanning from Reconstruction to contemporary civil rights movements. Consideration of the role of youth activism in the context of civic identity and moral development. Theoretical framework derived from literature on moral and civic identity development, and anti-racist materials.