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The myth of generations of disengaged youth has been shattered by increases in youth turnout in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 primaries. Young Americans are responsive to effective outreach efforts, and this collection addresses how to best provide opportunities for enhancing civic learning and forming lasting civic identities.

The thirteen original essays are based on research in schools and in settings beyond the schoolyard where civic life is experienced. One focus is on programs for those schools in poor communities that tend to overlook civic education. Another chapter reports on how two city governments—Hampton, Virginia, and San Francisco—have invited youth to participate on boards and in agencies. A cluster of chapters focuses on the civic education programs in Canada and Western Europe, where, as in the United States, immigration and income inequality raise challenges to civic life.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. pp. v-vii
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. ix-xi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xiii
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  1. Introduction: Policy for Youth Civic Engagement
  2. pp. 1-10
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  1. Part I. Youth and Schools
  2. pp. 11-12
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  1. 1. A "Younger Americans Act": An Old Idea for a New Era
  2. pp. 13-28
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  1. 2. Democracy for Some: The Civic Opportunity Gap in High School
  2. pp. 29-58
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  1. 3. Principles That Promote Discussion of Controversial Political Issues in the Curriculum
  2. pp. 59-78
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  1. Part II. Politic al Environments: Neighborhoods and Cities
  2. pp. 79-80
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  1. 4. Policies for Civic Engagement beyond the Schoolyard
  2. pp. 81-101
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  1. 5. Civic Participation and Development among Urban Adolescents
  2. pp. 102-120
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  1. 6. City Government as Enabler of Youth Civic Engagement: Policy Designs and Implications
  2. pp. 121-163
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  1. 7. Local Political Parties and Young Voters: Context, Resources, and Policy Innovation
  2. pp. 164-186
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  1. Part III. Policy Models from Other Nations
  2. pp. 202-203
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  1. 8. Youth Electoral Participation in Canada and Scandinavia
  2. pp. 187-218
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  1. 9. Civic Education in Europe: Comparative Policy Perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France
  2. pp. 219-234
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  1. 10. Strengthening Education for Citizenship and Democracy in England: A Progress Report
  2. pp. 235-272
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  1. Conclusion: Conclusion: The Way Forward
  2. pp. 273-278
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 279-282
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 283-285
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