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Resources on the Millennials

Andolina, M., S. Keeter, C. Zukin, K. Jenkins. A Guide to the Index of Civic and Political Engagement. The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). June 2003.
http://www.civicyouth.org/research/products/youth_index.htm

Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Connected to the Future. 2002.
http://www.cpb.org/stations/reports/connected/

eMarketer. The Kids Are Online. November 2004.
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003151

Harris Interactive, Inc. College Students Spend $200 Billion Per Year. July 2002. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=480

Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. The State of Our Nation’s Youth. 2003. 7 http://www.horatioalger.com/pubmat/surpro.cfm

Junior Achievement. Two Thirds of Teens Influence Parents’ Buying Decisions. April 2002. http://www.ja.org/about/about_newsitem.asp?StoryID=44

Keeter, S., C. Zukin, M. Andolina, and K. Jenkins. The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait. The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). September 2002. http://www.civicyouth.org/research/products/youth_index.htm

Lenhart, A., J. Horrigan, L. Rainie, K. Allen, A. Boyce, M. Madden, and E. O’Grady. The Ever-Shifting Internet Population: A new look at Internet access and the digital divide. Pew Internet and American Life Project. April 2003.   http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=88

Levin, D. and S. Arafeh. The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools. Pew Internet & American Life Project. August 2002.
http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=67

Oblinger, D. Boomers, Gen-Xers and Milllennials: Understanding the New Students. Educause Review, July/August 2003. http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0342.pdf

Teenage Research Unlimited. Teens Spent $170 Billion in 2002. February 2003.
http://www.teenresearch.com/PRview.cfm?edit_id=152

Other Web-based Resources

Center for the Digital Future. University of Southern California, USC Annenberg School.
http://www.digitalcenter.org

Center for Generational Studies.
http://www.gentrends.com

Harris Interactive, Inc. Trends and Tudes.
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters_k12.asp

John Seely Brown.
http://www.johnseelybrown.com

Mark Prensky.
http://www.marcprensky.com

Millennials Rising: The Next Generation.
http://lifecourse.com/pubs/books.php

Pew Internet and American Life Project.
http://www.pewinternet.org

Yahoo Summit Series. Born to Be Wired: Understanding the First Wired Generation. 2003.
http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1107.html