Date Approved
12-13-2023
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Social Innovation (M.A.)
Degree Program
School of Community Leadership & Development
First Advisor
Kevin Holohan
Second Advisor
Azfar Hussain
Third Advisor
Raymond Higbea
Academic Year
2023/2024
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate high school age students’ opportunities within formal classroom settings to engage in care, civic learning, and creativity within a suburban, publicly-funded charter school. This study used thematic analysis and coding methods to organize and find patterns in the qualitative data from surveys distributed to education professionals at Canton Preparatory High School in Canton, Michigan. The goal is to establish a foundation of the perception of care, civic learning, and creativity within school environments and classroom settings. Overall, education professionals rated these categories positively, but with a closer investigation, a disconnect is found. This paper provides support and recommendations in which educators might apply this framework within their setting to further the areas of care, civic learning, and creativity from pedagogy to practice.
ScholarWorks Citation
Haapala, Michelle R., "BEYOND THE BELL: REBUILDING CARE, CIVIC LEARNING AND CREATIVITY WITHIN YOUTH SPACES" (2023). Culminating Experience Projects. 412.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/412
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