Background to the Research
- This book discusses the
results of a study of the political development of thirty-five Protestant
and Catholic schoolchildren between the ages of eleven and sixteen
attending integrated and non-integrated secondary schools in Belfast.
The content of the book spans the individual experiences of children
in NI, to the political, social and economic context of their lives
in NI, and to the broader context of conflict resolution as a national,
European and global phenomenon.
Research
Approach
- The thirty-five schoolchildren were administered
a series of incomplete political stories, each of which was followed
by a series of probes, asking the pupils how the central character(s)
in the story should have to the political dilemma. The pupils were
allowed to elaborate on political issues triggered by the stories.
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adults (aged 18 years and over) who lived in private households in
NI.
Contents
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