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

Authors

Katharine M. Hill, St. Catherine University and University of St. Thomas, School of Social WorkFollow
Shannon R. Lane, Adelphi University School of Social WorkFollow
Jenna Powers, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social WorkFollow
Tanya Rhodes Smith, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social WorkFollow

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 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, process of implementing the project, evaluation, 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.

Recommended Citation

Hill, Katharine M.; Lane, Shannon R.; Powers, Jenna; and Rhodes Smith, Tanya (2019) "From the Empire State to the North Star State: Voter Engagement in the 2016 Election," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 46: Iss. 1, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4131
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol46/iss1/7