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Education and civic engagement: a comparative study of the benefits of post-compulsory education in England and Germany

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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:12 authored by Emma Salter, Angelika Kuemmerling, Rod Bond, Ricardo Sabates
This paper examines the role of different types of post-compulsory education in determining civic engagement (political interest and election participation) in England and Germany. The educational systems of England and Germany provide ideal comparators for investigating the social benefits of education, in particular those that accrue from vocational education. The paper uses two longitudinal panel surveys, the British Household Panel Survey and the German Socio-Economic Panel for empirical purposes. Contrary to our expectations, our findings revealed few differences between the two countries: the level of political interest is the same for youth who had a vocational degree as those without any further qualifications, in both England and Germany. Similarly, greater levels of interest in politics were observed in adulthood for youth who had achieved academic qualifications in both countries. Likewise voting behaviour in particular was associated with the achievement of academic qualifications in Germany and to some extent with the achievement of mixed vocational and academic qualifications in England.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

ISSN

1757-9597

Publisher

Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

Issue

2

Volume

8

Page range

152-168

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-11-28

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-03-03

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-11-25

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