A global perspective of the critical role of the state, schools and parents on the political education of youth
Abstract
There is a concern that countries have become bedeviled with the youth disengagement from participation in the political processes expected of the citizens. This perceived participation conundrum is described by Manning and Edwards as the ‘Civics deficit’. I contend that the solution lies in political education of youth. Political education is an important component of a nation’s educational system which aims to cultivate in youth; citizenship knowledge, skills and values for their effective and responsible participation in public life in general and in democratic processes in particular. This theoretical paper, therefore, explores the broad contexts, global and other perspectives on political education of youth as well as the critical roles which the state, schools and parents have to play in order to establish the contributions of this study to the body of the literature.
Keywords: Citizenship skills. Democracy. Parents. Political education. Schools. The state.
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