Constitutional Values & Political Trust: Foundations for Student Democratic Participation

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  • Author(s): Vlasta Ilišin; Nikola Baketa (ORCID Nikola Baketa (ORCID 0000-0001-9813-4717)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Citizenship, Social and Economics Education. 2024 23(2):70-86.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      17
    • Education Level:
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Secondary School Students; Political Issues; Values; Trust (Psychology); Democracy; Multiple Literacies; Constitutional Law; Student Attitudes; Political Attitudes; Religious Factors; Authoritarianism; Bias; Knowledge Level; Citizenship Education; Foreign Countries; Values Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Croatia
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/14788047231204617
    • ISSN:
      1478-8047
    • Abstract:
      The paper is based on the concept of political culture, which is particularly important for the maintenance and functioning of a democratic political system and is closely linked with the political literacy of young people. In this paper research focus is on the two dimensions of political culture -- political values and trust. Specifically, the main research question is: what are the determinants of accepting constitutional values and the trust in political institutions of final year secondary school pupils? The paper use the data provided by research on political literacy of final year secondary school pupils. In order to provide answer to the research question the hierarchical multiple regression is used. In the first step, particular socio-demographic variables (sex, education of mother and education of father) were introduced. In the second step, the type of secondary school education was added. The third group of predictors encompassed the level of religiosity, generalized prejudices and authoritarianism. In the final step political knowledge was included. The introduced model provides certain explanation regarding constitutional values, but fails to explain distrust in political institutions. The phenomenon of low trust in political institutions is discussed in paper.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1434574