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School social segregation and social inequalities in political engagement among 16 to 20 year olds in fourteen countries

Janmaat, JG; (2022) School social segregation and social inequalities in political engagement among 16 to 20 year olds in fourteen countries. Research Papers in Education , 37 (1) pp. 52-73. 10.1080/02671522.2020.1789716. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper assesses the explanatory power of a perspective arguing that school social segregation enhances social inequalities in political engagement because of the distinct effects that concentrations of adolescents of disadvantaged backgrounds in educational settings generate. It tests this argument with data of the 2000 Civic Education Study among Upper Secondary students and uses intentions to participate and political competences as outcomes to represent political engagement. Social inequalities in political competences turn out to be greater in states with the most segregated systems, but social disparities in intentions to participate are unrelated to the level of segregation. The paper argues that policy makers should consider creating a more integrated school system if they seek to reduce social inequalities in informed political participation.

Type: Article
Title: School social segregation and social inequalities in political engagement among 16 to 20 year olds in fourteen countries
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/02671522.2020.1789716
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2020.1789716
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Social segregation, political engagement, upper secondary, IEA civic education study, multilevel analysis, social composition
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10106914
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