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Education, civic values and civic participation

October 2, 2017 fbarlow Education and social stratification, Projects

This project explores the relationship between education and civic values and behaviour among adults and teenagers in Britain, Ireland and other European countries. Education, social attitudes and social participation among adults in Britain A stable finding of research on civic participation is the correlation between overall educational attainment and various attributes that are relevant to democracy, such as propensity to

Why education matters for democracy

July 25, 2017 fbarlow AQMeN Research Briefings, Education and social stratification

AQMeN Research Briefing 11 – Why education matters for democracy – looks at the connection between an individual’s education and their likelihood of participating in democracy. Key points: Education is the basis of democracy. People need skills and knowledge to be able to take part in civic life and to debate big political issues with each other. There are now

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Civic duty, Civic society, Democracy, Education, Politics, Vote, Young People