Adolescent Development of Trust. CIRCLE Working Paper 61

Autor/inn/en	Flanagan, Connie; Gallay, Leslie
Institution	CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
Titel	Adolescent Development of Trust. CIRCLE Working Paper 61
Quelle	(2008), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; Social Class; Trust (Psychology); Minority Groups; Adolescents; Middle School Students; Social Studies; High School Students; Mass Media; Public Officials; Government Role; Civics; Student Attitudes; Racial Differences; Civil Rights; Predictor Variables; Age Differences; Social Environment; Democratic Values; White Students; Asian American Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; American Indians; Socioeconomic Status; Correlation; Educational Environment; Citizenship; Social Attitudes; Parent Influence; Educational Attainment; Citizen Participation; Social Justice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Ethnische Minderheit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Gemeinschaftskunde; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Massenmedien; Staatsbürgerkunde; Schülerverhalten; Rassenunterschied; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Prädiktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Soziales Umfeld; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; American Indian; Indianer; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Korrelation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Staatsbürgerschaft; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	The purpose of this project was to gain a better understanding of dimensions of trust and inter-relationships between those dimensions during the adolescent years. Drawing from survey data collected at the beginning and end of a semester in eighty middle- and high-school social studies classes, relationships were assessed between: social trust, trust in elected officials, trust in the responsiveness of government to ordinary people, trust in the American promise, and trustworthiness of the media. The study was designed as a randomized evaluation of a civics curriculum called Student Voices in the Campaign, with data gathered from two waves of surveys with 1,670 students ages 12-19 during the fall of 2004. Students from ethnic minority backgrounds were less likely than their ethnic majority peers to trust elected officials or people in general or to believe that the government was interested in ordinary people. However, ethnic minority students were not less likely to believe in the general tenets of that all people, regardless of background, had an equal opportunity to succeed in America. Controlling for social class, age, and ethnicity, adolescents' trust in the American promise and their civic commitments were found to be significantly predicted by the youths' proximate experiences of social inclusion in their communities and, particularly for ethnic minority students) by their reports that teachers practiced a democratic ethos at school. (Contains 9 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). University of Maryland, School of Public Policy, 1112 Preinkert Halll, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-2790; Web site: http://www.civicyouth.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10