One important implication of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is that every child
should be part of democratic society. In the present empirical study, students'(aged 12–14 …

ABSTRACT A limited number of empirical studies have explored pupils' democratic practice
and the direct experiences of school children using a qualitative approach. The aim of the …

This article highlights ordinary young citizens' understanding of democracy. In a system
based on rule of the people, it is surprising how little attention scholars have paid to common …

The aim of this paper is to investigate children's views and experiences of democracy and
pupil participation in relation to everyday school life, and to let their voices be heard on …

In addition to imparting scientific knowledge, an abiding purpose of public education is to
enhance understanding of society and encourage demo-cratic attitudes in children. Article …

A central task for the Swedish school is to foster democratic citizens. The purpose of this
thesis is to evaluate some aspects of the fostering of democrats in Swedish schools …

This paper begins by reviewing the relevance of the 1948 United Nations Declaration of
Human Rights, and the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to school students …

This article investigates how 14 year-old students seem to conceptualise democracy in four
countries, namely, Italy, Germany, Hungary and Greece. In particular, it will be examined …

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 …

The term democracy has an overwhelmingly positive connotation for most people (Diamond
& Plattner, 2008), yet it is a contested, fluid, and evolving concept that represents many …