Civic education and youth political participation / / [edited by] Murray Print, Henry Milner.

• Superior document: Civic and political education ; 1
• TeilnehmendeR: Print, Murray,; Milner, Henry,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, The Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Sense Publishers,, [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Civic and political education ; 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Rev. version of papers presented at a workshop held June 2008, Montreal, Canada.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Democracy, Models of Citizenship and Civic Education /; Is Civic Education the Answer? /; Voting Assistance Applications as Tools to Increase Political Participation and Improve Civic Education /; Attitudes Toward Citizenship and Political Participation Underlying Approaches to Civic Education /; Citizenship Education and Political Interest /; A World Pattern for Civic Education /; Connecting Youth Political Participation and Civic Education in Schools /; Children’s Understandings of Democratic Participation: Lessons for Civic Education /; Developing Citizens /; Does Civic Education Boost Turnout? /; Civic Education Bios /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9460910254
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: [edited by] Murray Print, Henry Milner.

Why does it appear that many young people are disengaging from democracy and political participation? For many governments, politicians, academics, social commentators and researchers this is a serious and challenging problem. Consequently widespread interest exists on how to engage young people in politics and democracy. Civic education has re-emerged as a possible answer to this question, though not necessarily in the form in which it may be currently known. This book examines research into issues about the engagement of young people in politics and democracy and examines research on civic education applications and programs which may address concerns about youth political participation. Murray Print and Henry Milner are professors from the University of Sydney and the Universite de Montreal respectively. They have brought together a group of leading researchers exploring the relationship between political participation and civic education to examine this relationship in greater depth.