The Young Mayor project in Portugal : The effect of the Quality of Participation Experiences on perceptions of the project’s impact. In: JSSE - Journal of Social Science Education. Jg.18 H. 4. 1.4.2019, S. 25-37
Inhalt
- 2 ‘Young Mayor’ (YM) project at the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira
- 3 Young people’s political participation in public decision-making
- 4 Method
- Sociodemographic variables. The questionnaire collects sociodemographic information including sex (0 = male, 1 = female), age group (0 = 12-14 years, 1 = 15-18 years), school performance, and socioeconomic status (a composite variable that comprises the parents’ schooling level and professional status, and the number of physical and digital books).
- All the scales used in this study were submitted to confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). The goodness-of-fit indices used in these analyses were Chi2 statistic, Comparative Fit Index (CFI), and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA). The Chi2df value < 5.0 is considered a measure of good fit (Arbuckle, 2008). The CFI values between [0.9; 0.95[ indicate a good fit and values ≥ 0.95 indicate a very good fit (Bentler, 1990). The RMSEA values between [0.5; 0.8[ are considered good and values < 0.5 are v
- Impact of the Young Mayor project. To explore young people’s perception of the YM impact, we used a scale consisted of four items (“in the family”; “in the school community”; “in the general community”, and “in their opportunities for participation”). The respondents were asked to rate the items on a five-point Likert scale (1 = totally disagree to 5 = totally agree). The confirmatory factor analysis showed an acceptable fit of the measurement model [X2(2) = 21.231; p ≤ 0.000; X2/df = 10.615; CFI = 0.987; R
- Evaluation of the Young Mayor project. To investigate how the young people evaluate YM, we asked them to express their opinions using a five-point Likert scale, upon the efficacy of the project dissemination (1 = insufficient to 5 = excellent),organisation of election day (1 = totally disagree to 5 = totally agree), and school’s role in the project, which is a composite variable that results from the aggregation of the means of four indicators, namely the role of the school in the promotion of applications,
- 5 Results
- 6 Discussion and conclusions
- 7 Limitation and further research
- 8 References
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