YPP Network Description

The MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics (YPP) formed out of recognition that youth are critical to the future of democracy and that the digital age is introducing technological changes that are impacting how youth develop into informed, engaged, and effective actors.

Teaching In The Post-Truth Era

In choosing “post-truth” as its word of the year, Oxford Dictionaries was not likely thinking about teachers and students, but the dawning of a post-truth era clarifies a major challenge for progressive teachers trying to help young fish figure out what the hell water is.

Publication Date: 
December 20, 2016