Young citizens and civic learning: Two paradigms of citizenship in the digital age

Citizenship Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-120

  Bennett, W Lance ^a   Wells, Chris ^a   Rank, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen identity; Citizenship; Civic education; Civic learning; Civic learning online; Civic media

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEMOCRACY; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; LEARNING; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 70350020664     PISSN: 13621025     EISSN: 14693593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13621020902731116     Document Type: Article

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