Schools as incubators of democratic participation: Building long-term political efficacy with civic education

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-37

  Pasek, Josh ^a   Feldman, Lauren ^a   Romer, Daniel ^a   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 51249109731     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888690801910526     Document Type: Article

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