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Pesek, Jessamay T. – Journal of International Social Studies, 2014
This study uses a comparative case study design to examine youth (ages 13-20) opinions toward compulsory voting across five democratic countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. Youth responses toward compulsory voting demonstrate how youth come to learn about citizen rights and responsibilities with varied understandings…
Descriptors: Voting, Compliance (Legal), Case Studies, Democratic Values
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Weiler, Jim Martin; Martin-Weiler, Cassandra J. – Journal of International Social Studies, 2012
Our research shows that social science university trained Ghanaian student/teachers do have the knowledge, confidence, and willingness to address HIV/AIDS issues in their teaching, yet they do not. The reason, we argue, is that teachers have little incentive to address contentious issues in the classroom. Questionnaires were administered to 382…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Teacher Competencies, Questionnaires