BBC – Staff Writer
“Schools should discuss political issues in the classroom in order to get more young people to engage with politics, a study has suggested. The research involving 800 students was carried by the University of Edinburgh. The study found that class debate was the greatest factor influencing civic attitudes of 16 and 17-year-olds, above discussions with parents or friends…One of the authors of the study, Dr Jan Eichhorn from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science, said: “Through good political education in schools and early voter enfranchisement, we get the next generation of young people to understand the relevance of politics better and engage in it more extensively.”(more)