Youth Electoral Study (YES) - Report 2: Youth, Political Engagement and Voting
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- Authors:
- A/Professor Murray Print, Centre for Research & Teaching in Civics, University of Sydney
- Dr. Larry Saha, Reader in Sociology, ANU
- Dr Kathy Edwards as Senior Research Associate, CRTC, University of Sydney
- Date:
- October 2005
Contents
- Introduction
- Political engagement and “Active Citizenship”
- School Students and Political Engagement
- The Students Speak Out about Political Activism in Group Interviews
- Are Students Who Are Politically Engaged More Likely to Vote?
- The Students Speak Out About School Elections in Group Interviews
- Implications of Our Findings for Policies to Increase Commitment to Voting, and Political Engagement Generally
- Conclusion and References



