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- Title
Does Type of Education Affect Political Participation? Results from a Panel Survey of Swedish Adolescents.
- Authors
Persson, Mikael
- Abstract
In several countries it is apparent that individuals with academic gymnasium (upper-secondary) education show significantly higher levels of political participation than individuals with vocational education. However, previous research on this issue draws exclusively on one-shot cross-sectional data. This article utilizes a Swedish panel survey to gauge whether there is a direct causal link between type of education and political participation. Results demonstrate that differences in political participation are already present when students enter different types of education. The analyses show no significant effects of education; instead results support the education-as-a-proxy view: pre-adult factors predict political participation as well as educational choice.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; POLITICAL participation; EDUCATION &; politics; TEENAGERS; POLITICAL science research; STUDENT political activity; SECONDARY education -- Social aspects; VOCATIONAL education; EDUCATION &; society
- Publication
Scandinavian Political Studies, 2012, Vol 35, Issue 3, p198
- ISSN
0080-6757
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9477.2012.00286.x