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Experiences of school democracy connected to the role of the democratic citizen in the future:: A comparison of Swedish male and female upper secondary school students
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science. (Governance, ethics and corruption)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5752-7004
2023 (English)In: Journal of Social Science Education, E-ISSN 1618-5293, Vol. 22, no 3Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Highlights:

-      Most important for student’s democratic attitudes is their personal trait of ambition. 

-      Female students are more ambitious concerning their schoolwork than male students.

-      Experiences of school democracy do not differ between male and female students.

-      Experiences of school democracy do not directly foretell students’ intention to vote.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the link between upper secondary school students’ experiences of school democracy and their future role as democratic citizens, focusing on a comparison between men and women. 

Design/methodology/approach: The data derives from a questionnaire conducted to all last year upper secondary school students in Kronoberg county, Sweden. A hypothesis based on the theory of participatory democracy was tested through a four-step multilevel regression analysis. 

Findings: The result show no direct effects from experiences of school democracy on the intention to vote, neither for female nor for male students. Instead, the most important factor for civic virtues and behaviour seems to be the personal trait of ambition, which is more prevalent among female students.

Research limitations/implications: More research on different ways to realize democracy in classroom connected to promotion of citizenship is needed, and so is research on how to encourage students’ ambition which is shown to be beneficial both for the individual and for the common good in a democratic society.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Bielefeld: Bielefeld University , 2023. Vol. 22, no 3
Keywords [en]
experiences of school democracy, upper secondary education, gender differences, intention to vote, ambition
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Research subject
Social Sciences, Political Science; Social Sciences, Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-125130DOI: 10.11576/jsse-5530Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85174594941OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-125130DiVA, id: diva2:1804216
Available from: 2023-10-11 Created: 2023-10-11 Last updated: 2024-01-18Bibliographically approved

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