Engaging young people in civic life / edited by James Youniss and Peter Levine ; foreword by Lee Hamilton.

Contributor(s): Levine, Peter, 1967- | Youniss, JamesMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, c2009Description: xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780826516503 (cloth : alk. paper); 0826516505 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780826516510 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0826516513 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Youth -- Political activity | Political participationDDC classification: 323/.0420835 LOC classification: HQ799.2.P6 | E54 2009Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction: Policy for youth civic engagement / Peter Levine and James Youniss -- A "younger Americans act": an old idea for a new era / James Youniss and Peter Levine -- Democracy for some: the civic opportunity gap in high school / Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh -- Principles that promote discussion of controversial political issues in the curriculum / Diana Hess -- Policies for civic engagement beyond the schoolyard / James G. Gimpel and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz -- Civic participation and development in urban adolescents / Daniel Hart and Ben Kirshner -- City government as enabler of youth civic engagement: policy designs and implications / Carmen Sirianni and Diana Marginean Schor -- Local political parties and young voters: context, resources, and policy innovation / Daniel M. Shea -- Youth electoral participation in Canada and Scandinavia / Henry Milner -- Civic education in Europe: perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France / Marc Hooghe and Ellen Claes -- Strengthening education for citizenship and democracy in England: a progress report / David Kerr and Elizabeth Cleaver -- Conclusion: The way forward / Peter Levine and James Youniss.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Policy for youth civic engagement / Peter Levine and James Youniss -- A "younger Americans act": an old idea for a new era / James Youniss and Peter Levine -- Democracy for some: the civic opportunity gap in high school / Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh -- Principles that promote discussion of controversial political issues in the curriculum / Diana Hess -- Policies for civic engagement beyond the schoolyard / James G. Gimpel and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz -- Civic participation and development in urban adolescents / Daniel Hart and Ben Kirshner -- City government as enabler of youth civic engagement: policy designs and implications / Carmen Sirianni and Diana Marginean Schor -- Local political parties and young voters: context, resources, and policy innovation / Daniel M. Shea -- Youth electoral participation in Canada and Scandinavia / Henry Milner -- Civic education in Europe: perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France / Marc Hooghe and Ellen Claes -- Strengthening education for citizenship and democracy in England: a progress report / David Kerr and Elizabeth Cleaver -- Conclusion: The way forward / Peter Levine and James Youniss.

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