Few studies provide an overview of citizenship education from the primary to secondary
grade levels in American schools. Citizenship education consists of specific teaching …

In 2016, 90% of young Americans reported an interest in politics. 80% intended to vote. Yet
only 43% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 ended up actually casting a ballot …

This first book in the new OECD Insights Series examines the increasing economic and
social importance of human capital-our education, skills, competencies, and knowledge. As …

Education is usually the most important predictor of political and social engagement. Over
the last half century, educational levels in the United States have risen sharply, yet levels of …

An epidemic of obesity has been developing in virtually all OECD countries over the last 30
years. Existing evidence provides a strong suggestion that such an epidemic has affected …

Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions to address problems
such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses. However, despite …

Attitudes towards social groups that have traditionally been marginalised or discriminated
against have changed markedly in Britain over the past three decades. This change is …

Some concepts slide gently into the consciousness of social researchers, or gradually
emerge over decades as the natural successors of earlier thinking. Usually there will be a …

In this article we revisit and re‐analyse data from the 1999 IEA CIVED transnational study to
examine the factors associated with the ways in which young people learn positive attitudes …

Despite a growing understanding about civic development, we know little about whether the
developmental course of civic engagement is the same across different types of civic …