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Does Studying Politics Make a Difference? The Political Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of School Students

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  • Denver, David
  • Hands, Gordon

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There has been considerable debate in recent years about the effects of the teaching of Politics upon levels of ‘political literacy’ – the knowledge and understanding of the political process and political issues which enables people to perform their roles as citizens effectively. Almost everyone receives some form of political education. For most people, however, the process of political education is informal: political knowledge, as well as opinions and attitudes, is picked up from the family, friends and the media. Informal political education also takes place in schools. In primary schools, children acquire elementary information about the political system, parties, leaders and so on. In secondary schools, subjects such as History and Geography and courses in General Studies frequently involve topics that are relevant to politics.

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  • Denver, David & Hands, Gordon, 1990. "Does Studying Politics Make a Difference? The Political Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of School Students," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(2), pages 263-279, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:20:y:1990:i:02:p:263-279_00
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    1. Georgios A. Panos & Theocharis Kromydas & Michael Osborne & Robert E. Wright, 2020. "Is Literacy a Multi-dimensional Concept? Some Empirical Evidence," Working Papers 2020_27, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow.
    2. Lindsay Paterson, 2014. "Education, Social Attitudes and Social Participation among Adults in Britain," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 19(1), pages 187-201, February.

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