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Children as Citizens in Training: Political Socialization for a Strong Democracy

• Walter, Virginia A

Abstract

The author analyzed the content of three popular prime-time television programs and the California state school system's social science curriculum to determine their possible effect on the development of political efficacy in children. The findings were checked by conducting focus groups with children. This exploratory research suggests that participation in a youth service organization is a more potent agent for the transference of knowledge, values, and skills relating to political efficacy and civic voluntarism than either television or formal education.

Journal

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

(March 1990)
vol19 no1 pages7-20

Categories

1. Citizen/Political Nonprofits  
2. Citizen Participation and Involvement  

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