Political Awareness of Youth in Panabo City, Philippines: An Explanatory Sequential Analysis
Keywords:
Youth Political Awareness, Explanatory Sequential Analysis, Philippines, Sustainable Development Goals 16, Republic Act 8044Abstract
In the Philippines, democracy has a vital significance regarding the freedom of the people and that the privileged bear a lot of responsibilities the reason why Political Awareness was born. Political awareness has shown great importance to political participation to be indispensable and functional. However, different studies have concluded that political awareness is essential, yet the youth are indifferent to political participation. This study aims to determine and explain the political awareness levels among different youth strata in Panabo City—precisely, out-of-school youth, in-school youth, and working youth. The researchers used quota sampling to gather data in the first phase of this study in which the participants of each stratum must consist of Fifty (50), a total one hundred fifty (150) participants from Panabo City to level their political awareness. In the second phase of the data-gathering procedure, purposive random sampling was used to gather data to explore the youth's political awareness in which the researchers gathered 9 informants who have experienced similar events. This study aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 16, which advocates for peace, justice, and strong institutions to foster sustainable development, enhance societal inclusivity, ensure justice, and build accountable institutions. The findings suggest that further research using a multiple case study approach could provide a more detailed understanding of the political awareness within each youth stratum.
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