ERIC Number: EJ1101958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1618-5293
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What Does Political Participation Mean to Spanish Students?
Sant, Edda
Journal of Social Science Education, v13 n4 p11-25 Win 2014
This article explores how a group of Spanish students (aged 11-19) understand the meaning of "political participation" in society and discusses the implications of their views for debates and practices in citizenship education. The ways in which these students (n = 112) describe and interpret political participation are analysed using an in-depth and interpretative approach employing open questionnaires and interviews. The results suggest that most students value political participation in positive terms and that "activist" students have a more optimistic view of the effectiveness of participation and especially of new forms of participation such as protests.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Activism, Citizen Participation, Student Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Questionnaires, Positive Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Barcelona)
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