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Inequality, Civic Education and Intended Future Civic Engagement: An Examination of Research in Western Democracies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
All educational systems socialize young people to become active members of their society. Schools are expected to teach “active citizenship,” “civics” or “social education.” The context of this type of socialization may however differ. Differences in individual resources, institutional and/or contextual settings are at the core of social inequalities. Existing research suggests that patterns of social inequality influence the outcomes of civic ...
Civic knowledge and tolerance toward immigrants in Europe: How similar is the relationship between young people’s civic knowledge and attitudes toward equal rights for immigrants, across European countries? KU Leuven
Tolerance is necessary for the functioning of mature democracies where social cohesion is strong. Results from IEA’s International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2016 show that, on average, European young people tend to be tolerant, but their attitudes towards equal rights for immigrants vary widely within and across European educational systems. In each of the ICCS 2016 European educational systems, young people with higher levels ...
Is news media related to civic engagement? The effects of interest in and discussions about the news media on current and future civic engagement of adolescents Universiteit Gent
Descriptive analysis of long COVID sequelae identified in a multidisciplinary clinic serving hospitalised and non-hospitalised patients Universiteit Antwerpen
Background There are emerging data of long-term effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) comprising a diversity of symptoms. The aim of this study was to systematically describe and measure pulmonary and extra-pulmonary post-COVID-19 complications in relation to acute COVID-19 severity. Methods Patients attending a standard of care 3 months post-hospitalisation follow-up visit and those referred by their general practitioner because of ...
Exploring hackathons: civic vs. product innovation hackathons Universiteit Gent
Hackathons are emerging worldwide as a new, grassroots interaction model to innovate with end-users. Whether they are called hackathons, hack days, codefests or makathons, a wide variety of organizations organize such events to attract skilled volunteers to work with their data, technology or solve specific issues by means of technological solutions. While the origins of this phenomenon are to be found in the open source community, this ...
The role of multi-platform news consumption in explaining civic participation during the COVID-19 pandemic Universiteit Gent
This study employs the O-S-R-O-R framework to examine how multi-platform news consumption is associated with civic participation during the COVID-19 pandemic (offline and via social media) and how this relation is mediated by civic talk and civic attitudes. A survey was administered to 1500 adults in Belgium. Results from structural equation modelling indicate how civic talk with weak ties is not associated with civic attitudes or participation. ...