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hypotheses:1/Democracyisthemostdesirableformofgovernment;2/The
impactofgender,educationandwealthonsatisfactionwithdemocracy;
3/Theelderlyarelesssatisfiedwithdemocracy;4/Lowlevelofeducation
stronglycorrelateswiththelackofspecificpoliticalviewsandreluctanceto
participateinelections,5/Theresultoftheelectionlargelydependsonthe
sizeoftheplaceofresidenceofvoters.AnalysisshowsthatPoles’assessment
ofdemocracyissteadilyimprovingfromyeartoyear.Theauthorindicates
thegroupsofcitizenswhohavethemostpositiveandnegativeopinionof
democracy.
PawełSkorut’swork“Pre-electionsilenceintheopinionofacademic
students.Analysisoftheproblembasedonthequestionnairecarriedoutamong
thestudentsofthePedagogicalUniversityinCracowandtheUniversityof
Lodz”waswrittenonthebasisofasurveyconductedbytheauthorandits
purposewastoexaminetheinterestofstudentsinpoliticsandcurrentpolitical
events,todeterminethesourcefromwhichstudentsobtaininformationabout
events,analysetheirparticipationinpoliticaleventsandvoting,anddetermine
theroleofelectionsilenceintheInformationAge.
Inthenextarticle,AnnaMachnioconvincesthereaderthatinternationalization
ineducationisawaytostimulateyouthparticipation.Internationalexchange
programsusedbyyoungpeopleatvariouslevelsofeducationhelpthem
learnandallowthemtoexploretheworldbetter.Theygiveyoungpeoplethe
opportunitytodevelopmultiplecontacts,showthemactivitiesandwaysof
solvingproblemsthatcanbeemulatedinPoland,andallowthemtoacquire
knowledgethatwillhelpthemparticipatebetterinadultlife.
Anexampleofyouthparticipationisvolunteering.AntoniMorawski
andMichałSzczegielniakemphasizethatonly1/3ofthePolishsociety
voluntarilydevotestimetothistypeofactivity.Agroupofyoungpeople
between13-24yearsofageismoreinvolvedinit,andyoungPolesarenot
involvedinvoluntaryactivitiesliketheinhabitantsofWesternEuropean
countries.Theauthorsdistinguishdifferenttypesofvolunteeringactivities,the
so-calledinformalandschoolvolunteeringinconsultingandadvisorybodies,
memberorganizationsaswellasinstitutionsandorganizations.Manyvolunteer
initiativesareoftenfinancedorsubsidizedbypublicfunds.
TheissueofyouthvoluntaryworkisalsotakenupbyEmiliaGulińskain
herarticlenYouthvolunteeringasanintroductiontopublicparticipation”.
TheauthorexaminesvoluntaryworkontheexampleofthePolishRedCross
YouthMovement.Itdefineswhocantakepartinvoluntarywork,therightsand
obligationsofpersonsbelongingtotheorganizationandunitsbelongingtothe
youthmovement,andfinallytheirtasks.
Inthenextpartofthepublication,MichałGoszczyńskipresentstherole
andlegalbasisofstudentrepresentationatthenationalandEuropeanlevel
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