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Sigelman, Carol K. – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
Guided by a naïve theories perspective on the development of thinking about disease, this study of 188 children aged 6 to 18 examined knowledge of HIV/AIDS causality and prevention using parallel measures derived from open-ended and structured interviews. Knowledge of both risk factors and prevention rules, as well as conceptual understanding of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Prevention, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Communicable Diseases
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Dassonneville, Ruth; Quintelier, Ellen; Hooghe, Marc; Claes, Ellen – Applied Developmental Science, 2012
It is generally assumed that civic education efforts will have a positive effect on the political attitudes and behaviors of adolescents and young adults. In the present study, we distinguish among formal civic education, an open classroom climate, and active learning strategies, and we explore their relation with political interest, efficacy,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Adolescent Attitudes