Does Political Participation in Adolescence Promote Knowledge Acquisition and Active Citizenship?

Autor/inn/en	Grobshäuser, Natalie; Weißeno, Georg
Titel	Does Political Participation in Adolescence Promote Knowledge Acquisition and Active Citizenship?
Quelle	In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 16 (2021) 2, S.150-164 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Weißeno, Georg)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1746-1979
DOI	10.1177/1746197919900153
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Grade 9; Knowledge Level; Competence; Student Characteristics; Citizen Participation; Political Science; Political Attitudes; Correlation; Gender Differences; Migration; Cultural Capital; Citizenship Education; Foreign Countries; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Wissensbasis; Kompetenz; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	Political education in school is aimed at preparing adolescents for their role as citizens, which comprises political participation as well as political knowledge. While it is generally agreed that basic knowledge about politics is a prerequisite to participation, the specific link between knowledge and participation is left unclear in normative theories of democracy and didactic approaches of political education. A study with 1324 German ninth graders tries to clarify the relationship between the two constructs. The findings show a positive effect from knowledge to the expressed willingness to participate in politics in the future. But against the expectations, already performed political participation does not increase knowledge about politics. Furthermore, girls and pupils with migration background show less knowledge and express less willingness to participate. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01