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One of the main characteristic of democratic society is political participation. In order to insure its existence, a democratic society is demanded to grant its future citizens an experience in the democratic arena (Dewey, 1916/1944). This participation is not obviously guaranteed, and there is a need in persistent education system aiming at developing the role of democratic citizen among the young generation. This need is even more essential in recent years, due to decreasing political participation of adolescents. This trend includes a significant decrease of willingness to vote and to belong to a political party (Bennett, 1998).
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Alt, D. (2012). Constructivist Teaching Methods. In: Alt, D., Reingold, R. (eds) Changes in Teachers’ Moral Role. Moral Development and Citizenship Education, vol 6. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-837-7_10
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