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Peer reviewedMassialas, Byron G. – Comparative Education Review, 1977
Considers how education is related to politics with the focus on political socialization, political recruitment, i.e., the selection and training of political elites, and political integration or nation building of groups of people. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Political Affiliation, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedKurtz, Donn M., II – Comparative Education Review, 1973
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the educational system in Nigeria could not have contributed to the integration of the Nigerian legislative elite. (Author)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Attitudes, Educational Research, Ethnic Groups
Cistone, Peter J. – 1974
Employing a process model of political recruitment, this study investigated the relative impact of a school system's social, economic, and political structure on school board member recruitment. Process data were collected by means of structured interviews with school board cnadidates in a stratified sample of systems. Structural data were drawn…
Descriptors: Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Demography, Education
Download full textKirst, Michael W.; Grossman, David L. – 1971
The papers in this report fall into three focus areas: (1) new goals and objectives for educational institutions, with a stress on normative analysis of public policy alternatives and a reexamination of prior assumptions on which research is based; (2) the political education of youth, with a particular examination of directions in research on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Control, Decision Making, Education
Ehman, Lee H.; Gillespie, Judith A. – 1974
The research reported here is an attempt to explore the attitudes of students in high schools and to take a look at the hidden curriculum and its political dimensions. The analysis is divided into an exploration and categorization of different types of schools, a definition of different kinds of attitudes and behavior on the part of students, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Classification
Ehman, Lee H.; Gillespie, Judith A. – 1975
The relationship between student attitudes and the school as a political system is analyzed in this research report. Four types of school systems are hypothesized: elite, bureaucratic, coalitional, and participant. After testing this conceptualization, student attitudes of trust, integration, confidence, and interest toward both school and society…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Political Science, Political Socialization
Sigel, Roberta S. – 1977
This paper analyzes a study designed to determine if students understand the concept of democracy and can apply democratic principles. It also compares the study with related investigations conducted in Europe and calls for improved teaching to make the concept of democracy comprehensible. In 1974, 1,000 high school seniors in Pennsylvania…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Activism, Citizen Participation, Civics
