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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"civic and political participation"”.
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Black youth in vocational education: further education, labor market, civic and political participation
Since the days of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois, the argument has flourished relative to the value of vocational education for Black youth. This study, using data from the "High School and Beyond 1980 Sophomore Cohort Third Follow-Up (1986)" survey, investigated three basic areas, …
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The Impact of the Internet on Civic and Political Participation in Local Governance: A Mulitilevel Model for Bridging Individual and Group Levels of Analysis
Politically interested individual citizens often use information and communication technology (ICT) to facilitate and augment their civic and political participation. At the local level, ICT plays an important role for communication and information sharing in order for local groups to create …
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Engaging young people in democracy
As young people's civic and political participation continues to decline, a number of organizations are working to reverse the decline by increasing opportunities for youth to participate. Communities around the country are taking steps to engage young people through a variety of methods that allow …
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Of all people, by all people, for all people? Perceptions of economic inequality and democracy in Africa
… of democracy, by reducing support for democracy and discouraging political participation. However, these findings have largely been described for cases in the global North. Little evidence is available for cases in Africa. This reflects an important omission in the literature. Africa – as a …
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O (des)interesse dos jovens pela atualidade: estudo sobre o papel dos media na informação sobre o mundo
… dos usos e práticas mediáticas dos jovens, procurando-se compreender o interesse pelos assuntos da atualidade, bem como as perspetivas dos jovens sobre as notícias e o papel dos media na participação cívica e política. Num segundo momento, é contemplado o olhar dos profissionais dos media sobre as …