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Promise or practice? Student participation in low-socioeconomic communities
The escalating policy emphasis on civic participation is designed to increase the participation of young people within their communities. Young people have the will to participate but, in low socioeconomic contexts, their participation remains both contested and compromised. This is particularly evident in relation to the role of schools in low socioeconomic areas. These schools are charged with fostering young people’s civic participation, yet the way in which they enact this mandate is subject to numerous tensions between policy and practice. This article examines these tensions and their implications for the participation of the most marginalised young people. It also outlines a research agenda with the potential to reveal more about this situation and inform future policy and practice.
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Youth studies AustraliaVolume
29Issue
2Pagination
9 - 15Publisher
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth StudiesLocation
Melbourne, Vic.ISSN
1038-2569Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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