Young people’s trust in institutions and their dispositions toward civic engagement since 2009

Authors

Wolfram Schulz, Australian Council for Educational ResearchFollow

Publication Date

4-2019

Subjects

Citizen participation, Student engagement, Student attitudes

Comments

Paper prepared for the CIES 2019 Conference in San Francisco 14 - 18 April

Abstract

This paper discusses ICCS results regarding students’ dispositions toward civic engagement and changes in their perceptions of traditional vs. alternative forms of political participation since 2009 as well as factors explaining their variations. It focuses on the role of two important variables that potentially influence students' expectations: trust in civic institutions and political. ICCS 2016 results confirm earlier observations that trust and civic knowledge tend to be either more negatively or positively related depending on general perceptions of corruption, and multivariate also show how expectations to engage in politics in later life are associated in different with these two variables as well as other factors.

Recommended Citation

Schulz, W. (2019). Young people’s trust in institutions and their dispositions toward civic engagement since 2009. https://research.acer.edu.au/civics/39

Language

English, English