Participatory niches for emergent citizenship in early adolescence: An international perspective

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 633, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 180-200

  Torney Purta, Judith ^a   Amadeo, Jo Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; Convention on the Rights of the Child; deliberative capacity; developmental niche; human rights education; IEA Civic Education Study; participatory rights; political socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650496065     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210384220     Document Type: Article

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