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Very good - Scenario, image, evocative description of the problem/topic, relevant psychological theory/research, and focus questions
A scenario or case study is presented in a feature box at the start of this section
A brief, evocative description of the problem/topic is provided
Currently the focus questions set up topics which go beyond the chapter sub-title. Whilst these might be interesting, they are: (a) not required; (b) risk being tangents and undermining tackling the core question i the sub-title using the best psychological theory and research
Closer alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings is recommended
Brief description about self provided – consider expanding
Consider linking to your eportfolio page and/or any other professional online profile or resume such as LinkedIn. This is not required, but it can be useful to interlink your professional networks.
Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hi Iva,
I've done some research and found some sources that might be helpful for writing your future research section of your textbook chapter. Hopefully some of it is helpful!
1. Weiss, J. (2020) What is youth political participation? Literature review on youth political participation and political attitudes. Front. Polit. Sci. 21(1) doi: 10.3389/fpos.2020.00001
This article is quite long and recent and discusses a number of ideas that could be helpful for this section (some are listed below). Also cites a large number of sources that could be useful in this section or others.
Highlights how political engagement in youths has changed drastically over last few decades (change primarily from political groups and protests to online mediums)
Discusses the debate of whether online political movements count as political participation
Questions whether there is a difference between adult and youth participation in politics and whether the adult participation is more meaningful (Quintelier, 2007)
“young people are less concerned with politics, less politically knowledgable, do not participate in social or political activities, are more apathetic and have low levels of political interest”
Observes generational effects on political motivation (ie. adults that have families and careers are more likely to politically align with parties that will benefit them in comparison to youths who are more likely to support current and progressive issues)
Explains some common political attitudes of youths and references many papers that could be helpful
2. Keating, A & Melis, G. (2017) Social media and youth political engagement: Preaching to the converted or providing a new voice for youth? The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 19(4) https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117718461
I would say social media’s influence is already huge in regards to political motivation so might be helpful to discuss its’ role in the future directions section. I think this article does a good job at balancing the positive and negative effects of social media on political engagement. I’ve made some notes on the article here:
Discusses the change in political youth engagement through social media
Argue that online tools are both beneficial and detrimental
Beneficial in that it is easy for youths to engage in political expression but is also detrimental as social media can be incredibly controlling and it is not useful in re-engaging youths who’ve already lost their political interest
This study looks at how youth political engagement has changed as conventional methods are no longer effective and the reasons as to why
presents a number of hypotheses of why youth political engagement has changed; politics don’t address issues people care about, politics aren’t personally important to many youths, current political participation avenues don’t align with young people, etc
engaged in a study looking at youth political engagement in Austria and provides reasons why youths are less engaged in politics
provides some future research areas; exploring why youths identify more with political ideals of public figures, influencers and people they know personally, and the extent youths identify politically with these people
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Hello Iva,
Your chapter is looking so good and definitely an interesting read!
I just wanted to say I really liked your inclusion of a 'reflection' feature box. I think giving readers this opportunity to engage in critical thinking and reflect upon what they've been reading is so important. I feel like it actually made me remember the content much more. Great work and good luck with your mark! --U3237728 (discuss • contribs) 14:55, 6 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion
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Overall, the quality of written expression is reasonably good
Use 3rd person perspective (e.g., "it") rather than 1st (e.g., "we") or 2nd person (e.g., "you") perspective[1] in the main text, although 1st or 2nd person perspective can work well for case studies or feature boxes
Layout
Include an introductory paragraph before branching into the sub-sections (see [Provide more detail] tags)
Avoid having sections with 1 sub-heading – use 0 or 2+ sub-headings
Remove citations from headings
Grammar
The grammar for some sentences could be improved (e.g., see the [grammar?] tags)
Another option is to share draft work with peers and ask for their assistance
Check and correct use of possessive apostrophes (e.g., cats vs cat's vs cats')[2]
Spelling
Some words are misspelt (e.g., see the [spelling?] tags). Spell-checking tools are available in most internet browsers and word processing software packages.
Use Australian spelling (e.g., hypothesize vs. hypothesise; behavior vs. behaviour)
Use double (not single) quotation marks "to introduce a word or phrase used as an ironic comment, as slang, or as an invented or coined expression" (APA 7th ed., 2020, p. 159)
Direct quotes need page numbers – even better, write in your own words
Figures
Figures are very well captioned
Each Figure is referred to at least once within the main text
Tables
Table captions use APA style or wiki style
Each Table is referred to at least once within the main text using APA style
Good use of embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. Adding more interwiki links for the first mention of key words and technical concepts would make the text even more interactive. See example.
Excellent use of image(s)
Excellent use of table(s)
Excellent use of feature box(es)
Excellent use of case studies or examples
Excellent use of quiz(zes) and/or reflection question(s)
Reasonably good use of interwiki links in the "See also" section
Use sentence casing
Use alphabetical order
Reasonably good use of external links in the "External links" section
Consider including tools to measure political motivation
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The audio is easy to follow and interesting to listen to
The presentation makes good use of narrated audio
Audio communication is reasonably well paced
Consider taking longer pauses between sentences
Excellent intonation enhances listener interest and engagement
The narration is reasonably well practiced and/or performed
Audio recording quality was basic
Review microphone set-up to achieve higher recording quality. Probably an on-board microphone was used (e.g., keyboard and/or mouse clicks were audible). Consider using an external microphone.
The narrated content is well matched to the target topic
The chapter title and sub-title (or an abbreviation to fit within the 100 character limit) are used in the name of the presentation — this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation
An excellent written description of the presentation is provided