Engaging young people in civic life
Engaging young people in civic life [Texte imprimé] /
edited by James Youniss and Peter Levine ; foreword by Lee Hamilton
- Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, cop. 2009
- 1 vol. (XIII-285 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Index
Notes bibliogr.
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
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323.0420835
Index
Notes bibliogr.
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
9780826516503 0826516505 9780826516510 0826516513
323.0420835