Becoming Political: Comparative Perspectives on Citizenship Education / Edition 1

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This book sheds light on the question: Under what conditions do democratic attitudes and values take root in youth? Using a comparative perspective, Becoming Political describes alternative forms of education for democracy and points to consequences of various alternatives in diverse settings. This study of civic education and adolescent political attitudes contains rich descriptive information from interviews with students and teachers and classroom observations in England, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. Such qualitative information gathered over the past decade complements findings from surveys administered to students ages fifteen through nineteen in fifty schools in the five countries. Chapters focus on civic education in the five countries, adolescent political attitudes and behaviors, gender and political attitudes, support for free expression for diverse views, and classroom climate and the investigation of controversial public policy issues. An appendix describes the varied political contexts in which youth in the five democracies are being politically socialized. The book will be of use to readers interested in social studies education, comparative education, and youth political socialization, as well as education for democracy.
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Comprises a study of civic education and adolescent political attitudes based on comparative cross-cultural studies in England, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US. Chapters focus on civic education in the five countries, adolescent political attitudes and behaviors, gender and political attitude, support for free expression for diverse views, and classroom climate and the investigation of controversial public policy issues. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780791437483
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publication date: 9/28/1998
  • Series: SUNY Series in Theory, Research, and Practice
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 304
  • Product dimensions: 5.96 (w) x 9.14 (h) x 0.81 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Participating Teachers and Facilitating Administrators
Ch. 1 Studying Civic Education: Setting the Stage 1
Ch. 2 Becoming Political: Adolescent Political Attitudes and Behaviors 19
Ch. 3 Gender and Political Attitudes 103
Ch. 4 Freedom of Expression and Civic Tolerance 131
Ch. 5 Democratic Inquiry and Discourse: Classroom Climates in Cross-National Perspective 177
Ch. 6 Teaching Democracy 235
App Political Context 249
Notes 267
References 283
Index 293
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