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Download full textTorney-Purta, Judith – 1989
This paper begins by examining two approaches to defining and measuring adolescents' understanding of the public good: (1) theories concerning stages of moral and cognitive development and political socialization; and (2) attitudinal survey methods. Methodological deficiencies of the approaches are identified. The paper presents a new method of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
