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civic engagement and diversity  

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  • Civic engagement in general and particularly in support of democratic values is a positive aspect of development in middle childhood and adolescence. This engagement is diverse at the macro level (in different national and cultural contexts) as well as at the micro level (according to the demographic groups to which individuals belong, including their race, ethnicity, language group, gender, and immigrant status). [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Civic Engagement and Diversity]

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