TY - JOUR
T1 - Making citizens of the world
T2 - The political socialization of youth in formal mass education systems
AU - Wiseman, Alexander W.
AU - Astiz, M. Fernanda
AU - Fabrega, Rodrigo
AU - Baker, David P.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Unique cross-national data on adolescents' civic skills, knowledge, and political attitudes are used to examine the democratic processes of modern mass schooling, effects of national political systems, and patterns of youth political socialization in 27 nations. Compared to the generally weak reported effects on mathematics and reading achievement, we find robust effects of schooling on youths' civics knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Secondly, there is empirical support for the importance of a supra-national political culture, beyond that of unique national cultures, in the political socialization of youth. Lastly, there is evidence of an emerging common polity among youth across nations. The results extend notions of the institutional influence of mass public schooling on the political socialization of youth.
AB - Unique cross-national data on adolescents' civic skills, knowledge, and political attitudes are used to examine the democratic processes of modern mass schooling, effects of national political systems, and patterns of youth political socialization in 27 nations. Compared to the generally weak reported effects on mathematics and reading achievement, we find robust effects of schooling on youths' civics knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Secondly, there is empirical support for the importance of a supra-national political culture, beyond that of unique national cultures, in the political socialization of youth. Lastly, there is evidence of an emerging common polity among youth across nations. The results extend notions of the institutional influence of mass public schooling on the political socialization of youth.
KW - CIVED 99
KW - Citizenship
KW - Hierarchical linear modeling
KW - Mass education
KW - Political socialization
KW - Supra-national citizens
KW - World polity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960566728&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03057925.2010.530764
DO - 10.1080/03057925.2010.530764
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960566728
SN - 0305-7925
VL - 41
SP - 561
EP - 577
JO - Compare
JF - Compare
IS - 5
ER -