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The Art of Democracy / Democracy as Art: Creative Learning in Afterschool Comic Book Clubs

October 1, 2006 | Media and Technology, Public Programs
Over the past three years, hundreds of community-based afterschool comic book clubs have been launched in cities across the United States. These clubs have drawn in thousands of underserved youths in grades 1–12. In these clubs, children plan, write, sketch, design, and produce original comic books and then publish and distribute their works for other children in the community to use as learning and motivational tools. This synthetic and analytic research project explores the dynamics, outcomes, and impacts of afterschool comic book clubs.

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  • Michael Bitz
    Author
    Columbia University
  • Citation

    Publication Name: Afterschool Matters
    Volume: Occasional Paper #7
    Page Number: 1
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Education and learning science | Literacy
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Comics, Books, and Newspapers | Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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