How School can Teach Civic Engagement Besides Civic Education: The Role of Democratic School Climate

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 251-261

  Lenzi, Michela ^a   Vieno, Alessio ^a   Sharkey, Jill ^b   Mayworm, Ashley ^b   Scacchi, Luca ^c   Pastore, Massimiliano ^a   Santinello, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Civic engagement; Democratic school climate; Path analysis; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEMOCRACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TEACHING;

EID: 84911470342     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9669-8     Document Type: Article

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