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The youth do not attain full citizenship rights until they reach voting age. It is in adolescence, however, that they begin to activate the opportunities and assume the rights and responsibilities leading to adult citizenship and the world of work. In addition, civic involvement in adulthood can be traced to experiences of group membership and engagement in the adolescent years (Verba, Schlozman, & Brady, 1995; Youniss, McLellan, & Yates, 1997). Consequently, the age period from about 14 to mid-20s has received much more attention from research on political socialisation and citizenship education than other ages. This age period is assumed to be the years in which young people are formally educated with knowledge, affection, and the skills of citizenry.
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Lee, J.W.S. (2011). Structure and Agency: A Comparison of Youth Learning of Citizenship in Taipei and Calgary. In: Kennedy, K.J., Lee, W.O., Grossman, D.L. (eds) Citizenship Pedagogies in Asia and the Pacific. CERC Studies in Comparative Education, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0744-3_5
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