Special Issue on Youth American Identity Published

Applied Developmental Science has published a special issue based on the American Identity Renewed conference that was held in New York City last June. The special issue is called American Identity: Philosophical Foundations, Developmental Perspectives, and Implications for Citizenship Education. Articles in this volume address the issues and challenges of national identity development among contemporary American youth. Philosophical, historical, psychological, and sociological perspectives on the problem are examined. The special issue is co-edited by Brandy Quinn, Bill Damon, and myself, and includes articles by Margaret Beale Spencer, Bill Sullivan, Jim Youniss, Jaques Benninga, Parissa Jahromi, and Kay Deaux.