Abstract

HUERTA, Juan Enrique. Formación ciudadana y actitudes hacia la participación política en escuelas primarias del noreste de México. RMIE [online]. 2009, vol.14, n.40, pp.121-145. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article questions the following aspects: How are future citizens being trained? What are their attitudes regarding civic awareness and political participation? What is the role of agents like the media and family discussions on politics? A report is given of the findings of two surveys carried out in 2006 and 2007, involving sixth-graders in three cities of northeastern Mexico (Monterrey, Saltillo, and Victoria). A structural model of variance is proposed and analyzed. The available evidence points to the centrality of the home setting in the socialization of civic and political attitudes among Mexican children.

Keywords : political education; citizenship; values; education and communication; quantitative investigation; Mexico.