Nurturing Civic Lives: Developmental Perspectives on Civic Education.

A special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. Topics discussed include the developmental roots of political engagement; the importance of civic education to civic engagement and youth civic development; the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievemen...

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Publicado en:PS: Political Science & Politics Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 253 - 293
Formato: Symposium
Publicado: Cambridge University Press April 2003
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Sumario:A special section on developmental perspectives on civic education. Topics discussed include the developmental roots of political engagement; the importance of civic education to civic engagement and youth civic development; the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's Civic Education Study; the importance of school, home, and outside organizations to youth civic engagement; a case study of a school-based required community service program; and a summary of a research program at the Applied Developmental Psychology Program at Fordham University on the development of citizenship among youth and political attitudes and socialization experiences of youth.