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Educational Intervention Program For Young Voters: Improving Political Knowledge And Voting Behavior In The 2020 Simultaneous Local Elections, Muhammad Abdan Shadiqi, Gusti Ernawati, Rima Hariati, Khaerullah Fadhli Hasan Arasy, Noor I’Anah, Wita Al Istiqomah, Ulfiyah Nanda Firman, Neka Erlyani Mar 2022

Educational Intervention Program For Young Voters: Improving Political Knowledge And Voting Behavior In The 2020 Simultaneous Local Elections, Muhammad Abdan Shadiqi, Gusti Ernawati, Rima Hariati, Khaerullah Fadhli Hasan Arasy, Noor I’Anah, Wita Al Istiqomah, Ulfiyah Nanda Firman, Neka Erlyani

Jurnal Politik

Young voters' low level of political knowledge, which impacts political participation, is still a phenomenon today. The influence of political knowledge on young voters' behavior is still being debated, and there is little empirical evidence, especially regarding political knowledge and voting behavior enhanced through specific educational programs. Therefore, an effective education program is needed to increase political knowledge and the desire of young voters to participate in general elections. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of educational programs in increasing political knowledge and shaping voting behavior among young voters in South Kalimantan Local Elections (Pilkada). We used a quasi-experimental …


A Study Of Happiness, Rachel Mills Aug 2014

A Study Of Happiness, Rachel Mills

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

In the fall of 2012, I undertook a two-week study to test the impact friendships have on my happiness. My overall intention for this experiment was to change how I approached and treated my friendships. The experiment consisted of focusing my attention on my friend’s happiness before my own and to track my behavioral changes towards others. Throughout the two weeks, I tested multiple theories to see if, in fact, they affected my happiness. The most interesting finding in this study was that a variety of social groups are the most influential and important aspect to increasing my own happiness. …