Assessing two Theoretical Frameworks of Civic Engagement

The purpose of this study was to empirically test two major theoretical models: a modified version of the social capital model (Pattie, Seyd and Whiteley, 2003), and the Informed Social Engagement Model (Barr and Selman, 2014; Selman and Kwok, 2010), to explain civic participation and civic knowled...

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Main Authors: Benilde García-Cabrero, María Guadalupe Pérez-Martínez, Andrés Sandoval-Hernández, Joaquín Caso-Niebla, Carlos Díaz
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bielefeld University 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Social Science Education
Online Access:http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/782
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spelling doaj-e383d2a93f1444ab97e333edb785575d2020-11-25T02:14:10ZdeuBielefeld UniversityJournal of Social Science Education1618-52932016-03-0115110.4119/jsse-782Assessing two Theoretical Frameworks of Civic EngagementBenilde García-Cabrero0María Guadalupe Pérez-Martínez1Andrés Sandoval-Hernández2Joaquín Caso-Niebla3Carlos Díaz4Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MexicoUniversidad Autónoma de AguascalientesIEA Data Processing and Research CenterUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California The purpose of this study was to empirically test two major theoretical models: a modified version of the social capital model (Pattie, Seyd and Whiteley, 2003), and the Informed Social Engagement Model (Barr and Selman, 2014; Selman and Kwok, 2010), to explain civic participation and civic knowledge of adolescents from Chile, Colombia and Mexico, using data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2009 (Schulz, et al., 2010). The models were used to identify factors associated with different levels of knowledge and civic participation: expected participation in legal and illegal protests, and electoral participation. Data were analyzed using regression analysis. Results show that the Informed Social Engagement approach (ISEM), explains better the observed differences in civic knowledge and civic participation, than the Social Capital Model (SCM). That is, the expected values associated with the variables included in the ISEM are closer to the observed values, than those predicted by the SCM. This is true for the three outcomes (expected participation in legal protests, illegal protests, and electoral participation) and in the three countries analyzed (Chile, Colombia and Mexico). http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/782
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author Benilde García-Cabrero
María Guadalupe Pérez-Martínez
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Joaquín Caso-Niebla
Carlos Díaz
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María Guadalupe Pérez-Martínez
Andrés Sandoval-Hernández
Joaquín Caso-Niebla
Carlos Díaz
Assessing two Theoretical Frameworks of Civic Engagement
Journal of Social Science Education
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María Guadalupe Pérez-Martínez
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description The purpose of this study was to empirically test two major theoretical models: a modified version of the social capital model (Pattie, Seyd and Whiteley, 2003), and the Informed Social Engagement Model (Barr and Selman, 2014; Selman and Kwok, 2010), to explain civic participation and civic knowledge of adolescents from Chile, Colombia and Mexico, using data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2009 (Schulz, et al., 2010). The models were used to identify factors associated with different levels of knowledge and civic participation: expected participation in legal and illegal protests, and electoral participation. Data were analyzed using regression analysis. Results show that the Informed Social Engagement approach (ISEM), explains better the observed differences in civic knowledge and civic participation, than the Social Capital Model (SCM). That is, the expected values associated with the variables included in the ISEM are closer to the observed values, than those predicted by the SCM. This is true for the three outcomes (expected participation in legal protests, illegal protests, and electoral participation) and in the three countries analyzed (Chile, Colombia and Mexico).
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