Civic engagement, pedagogy, and information technology on web sites for youth

Political Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-310

  Bachen, Christine ^a   Raphael, Chad ^a   Lynn, Kathleen M ^b   McKee, Kristen ^b   Philippi, Jessica ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUSE Squad of California ^*

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Content analysis; Information technology; Interactivity; Internet; Political socialization; World Wide Web; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849115511     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600802197525     Document Type: Article

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