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Engaging Young People in Civic Life /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Levine, Peter, 1967-, Youniss, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Policy for youth civic engagement / Peter Levine and James Youniss
  • A "younger Americans act": an old idea for a new era / James Youniss and Peter Levine
  • Democracy for some: the civic opportunity gap in high school / Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh
  • Principles that promote discussion of controversial political issues in the curriculum / Diana Hess
  • Policies for civic engagement beyond the schoolyard / James G. Gimpel and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz
  • Civic participation and development in urban adolescents / Daniel Hart and Ben Kirshner
  • City government as enabler of youth civic engagement: policy designs and implications / Carmen Sirianni and Diana Marginean Schor
  • Local political parties and young voters: context, resources, and policy innovation / Daniel M. Shea
  • Youth electoral participation in Canada and Scandinavia / Henry Milner
  • Civic education in Europe: perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France / Marc Hooghe and Ellen Claes
  • Strengthening education for citizenship and democracy in England: a progress report / David Kerr and Elizabeth Cleaver
  • Conclusion: The way forward / Peter Levine and James Youniss.