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Coffe, Hilde; Bolzendahl, Catherine – Social Indicators Research, 2011
A substantial literature has studied gender differences in political participation in Western industrialized democracies, but little is known about such gaps in sub-Saharan African nations. Using 2005 Afrobarometer data, this paper presents a systematic investigation of the gender gap in political participation across 18 sub-Saharan African…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Gender Differences, Cross Cultural Studies
McIntosh, Hugh; Munoz, Marco A. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2009
The landmark Civic Mission of Schools report of 2003 laid out an argument for the role of schools in promoting youth civic engagement and presented a range of promising ideas and practices to accomplish that. In this study we describe the civic engagement outcomes that Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in Louisville, KY, has chosen to promote…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Extracurricular Activities, Citizen Participation, Conflict Resolution