Education and Democratic Citizenship in America
- ISBN-10
- 0226583899
- ISBN-13
- 9780226583891
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-11-15
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Authors
- Jane Junn, Norman H. Nie, Kenneth Stehlik-Barry
Description
Education affects these two dimensions in distinct ways, influencing democratic enlightenment through cognitive proficiency and sophistication, and political engagement through position in social networks. For characteristics of enlightenment, formal education simply adds to the degree to which citizens support and are knowledgeable about democratic principles.
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