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Critical Thinking and Political Participation: Development and Assessment of a Casual Model.
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Guyton, Edith M. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1988
This study assessed a model of the relationship between critical thinking and political participation. Findings indicated that critical thinking has indirect positive effects on orientations toward political participation, that critical thinking positively affects personal control, political efficacy, and democratic attitude, and that personal…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluative Thinking, Higher Education, Political Attitudes
Political Attitudes of Parents and Social Studies Teachers: Comparisons and Linkages
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Jennings, Kent M.; Ehman, Lee H. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1976
This paper examines the political outlooks of high school teachers and parents of a randomly selected national sample of 1965 high school seniors. Correlations between teacher-parent pairs show very modest strength or direct agreement between the two socialization agents, although there are negative relationships on any measure. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Opinions, Parent Attitudes, Parents, Political Affiliation
Effect of Value Analysis Discussions on Students' Political Attitudes and Reading Comprehension.
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Hahn, Carole L.; Avery, Patricia G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1985
Secondary students who regularly discussed controversial issues using a value analysis approach showed gains on the measures of political confidence, political interest, and social integration, but not on political trust. The value analysis discussions did not affect students' reading comprehension. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research, Political Attitudes, Politics
Political Tolerance among Adolescents.
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Avery, Patricia G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1988
Reviews the findings from previous studies of adolescent political tolerance, reconceptualizing the traditional view of political tolerance as the willingness to extend human rights to everyone. Presents the results of a recent study, reporting statistically significant differences of tolerance in terms of gender, political experiences, cognitive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Civil Liberties, Educational Research, Grade 11