How post-apartheid children express their identity as citizens

dc.contributor.authorJoubert, Ina
dc.contributor.authorEbersohn, L. (Liesel)
dc.contributor.authorEloff, Irma
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-15T09:36:48Z
dc.date.available2010-12-15T09:36:48Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.description.abstractChildren in South Africa are educated to identify with democratic values and democracy in post-apartheid society. As yet, we have no empirical evidence on their views on and identification with the new South African democracy. When given an opportunity to express their life experiences, the nine-year-old child citizens of this case study revealed their democratic identity on various levels. These nine-year-old children expressed a weak identification with democracy on the local level but a strong identification with democracy on the national level. We argue that the weak identification on the local level may influence the children’s identification with democracy negatively. It is the key finding of this study that a lack of democratic identification may endanger the sustainability of the South African democracy into the future.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJoubert, I, Ebersohn, L & Eloff, I 2010, 'How post-apartheid children express their identity as citizens', Childhood, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 396-410. [http://chd.sagepub.com/[en_US
dc.identifier.issn0907-5682
dc.identifier.other10.1177/0907568210369321
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.rightsSage.en_US
dc.subjectCitizenship education South Africaen_US
dc.subjectYoung childrenen_US
dc.subjectDemocratic identityen_US
dc.subjectDemocratic valuesen_US
dc.subjectDemocracy at risken_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Political aspects -- South Africaen
dc.titleHow post-apartheid children express their identity as citizensen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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