Title

From the Empire State to the North Star State: Voter Engagement in the 2016 Election

Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2019

Document Type

Article

Keywords

voter engagement, civic engagement, BSW education, undergraduate education, social work education, social work ethics, political context

Abstract

Voter engagement has the potential to be a fundamental part of social work practice and a key to the professional socialization of social work students. This article describes a classroom-based voter engagement project conducted in two undergraduate social work programs in different U.S. states with significantly different voting laws. We describe the rationale of the project, the implementation process of the project, the evaluation of the project, and review the results in the context of the 2016 election. We suggest future research that can help develop best practices and methods for implementation of voter engagement in social work practice and education in the future.

Volume

46

Issue

1

Published in

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Citation/Other Information

Hill, K., Lane, S. R., Powers, J., & Smith, T. R. (2019). From the Empire State to the North Star State: Voter Engagement in the 2016 Election. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 46(1), 91-112.

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