Letters to the Next President: What Do Brazilian Youth Say?

Autor/inn/en	Brasil, Marina Valentim; Brandelli Costa, Angelo
Titel	Letters to the Next President: What Do Brazilian Youth Say?
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 54 (2022) 5, S.788-805 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brasil, Marina Valentim) ORCID (Brandelli Costa, Angelo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X21996380
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Citizenship Education; High School Students; Letters (Correspondence); Student Attitudes; Presidents; Futures (of Society); Democracy; Speeches; Political Attitudes; Citizen Participation; Politics; Foreign Countries; Decision Making; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Brief; Schülerverhalten; President; Präsident; Future; Society; Zukunft; Demokratie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Politik; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Brasilien
Abstract	This paper discusses how the construction of citizenship and citizen identities takes place among young students in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Considering that education is responsible for fostering the sense of citizenship, this research asked 209 students from a public high school to write letters to a future Brazilian president and to answer an online survey on politics, democracy, and citizenship. Using the Thematic Analysis method, this paper investigates the content of these letters and the answers regarding presidential activities. The responses to both exercises express generic notions and unsuitable speeches regarding politics as well as a feeling of disbelief. It is argued that school education does not develop citizens who can perform their civic roles in society and that such detachment of the students may be a consequence of their incredulity toward politics, resulting in a narrow understanding of the matter. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01