Youth Political Engagement in Australia and the United States: Student Councils and Volunteer Organizations as Communities of Practice

Purpose: Lave and Wenger’s Communities of Practice is presented as a conceptual framework for examining extracurricular activities as a part of democratic schools’ contribution to students’ civic engagement. Data from the IEA Civic Education Study is analyzed to investigate research questions on th...

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Main Author: Gary A. Homana
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bielefeld University 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Social Science Education
Online Access:http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/865