Attitudes towards political engagement among lower secondary students in East Asian countries: Results from ICCS 2009

John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon

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Abstract

Based on student survey data from five East Asian countries, the paper contains an analysis of attitudes towards the use of personal connections in politics and towards personal morality among politicians. The first part of the analysis describes the extent and variations of these attitudes which are viewed as of particular relevance within the East Asian context. The second part of the analysis investigates the relationship of these attitudes with student background and school-related variables such as civic knowledge as well as uncovering to what extent these attitudes are related to indicators of future civic engagement among students.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Student attitudes
  • Civics
  • Student engagement

Disciplines

  • Civic and Community Engagement
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • International and Comparative Education

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