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My interest in political socialization and education began almost
30 years ago as an undergraduate political science major: How do
young people’s political conceptualizations and orientations
develop, and what role does schooling play in the process? Early in
my career, I focused on how U.S. students view dissent and
dissenters in a democratic society. This led to inquiries into how
students learn about dissent, as well as controversial issues
generally, in the civics classroom. I served on the Expert Panel on
Civic Education for the International Association for the Evaluation
of Education Achievement (IEA) between 1995 and 2001. As part of
that study, we examined data on the political knowledge and
orientations of 14- and 17-year-olds from over 28 countries. I
currently coordinate the evaluation of the Deliberating in a
Democracy Project, a study in which models for discussing
controversial public issues are implemented in secondary classrooms
in three U.S. cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC), and
three countries (Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, and Lithuania).
2004-2005 is the first year of this five-year project; each year,
the project will be expanded to additional sites within and outside
the United States.
Selected publications
Avery, P.G., & Hahn, C.L. (2004). Diversity and
U.S. 14-year-olds’ knowledge, attitudes, and experiences. In
Stephan, W., & Vogt, P. (Eds.). Education programs for improving
intergroup learning (pp. 195-210). New York: Teachers College
Press.
Avery, P.G. (2003). Using research about civic
education to improve courses in the methods of teaching social
studies. In Patrick, J.J., Hamot, G.E., & Leming, R.S. (Eds.).
Civic learning in teacher education: International perspectives on
education for democracy in the preparation of teachers (pp.
45-65). Bloomington, IN: ERIC Clearinghouse for Social
Studies/Social Science Education.
Avery, P.G. (2002). Political tolerance,
democracy, and adolescents. In Parker, W. C. (Ed). Education for
democracy: Contexts, curricula, assessments (pp. 113-130).
Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Avery, P.G. (2002). Teaching tolerance: What
research tells us. Social Education, 66 (5), 270-275.
Avery, P.G. (2002). Political socialization,
tolerance and sexual identity. Theory and Research in Social
Studies Education, 30 (2), 190-197.
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Updated January 2005
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