The impact of civic engagement programmes on youth
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Cosser
KEYWORDS: ATTITUDES, CIVIC EDUCATION, SCHOOL CHILDREN, VIOLENCE, VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR, YOUTH
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11720
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15916
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15916
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Abstract
The Human Sciences Research Council's (HSRC's) Democracy, Governance & Service Delivery (DGSD) research programme - as of 1 April 2020 the Democracy, Governance & Citizenship research stream within the Developmental, Capable & Ethical State division - initiated a study in late 2018 to understand the attitudes of school learners towards violence and the impact of involvement in civic engagement programmes on mitigating violent behaviour.-
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