title: Linking Learning Contexts: The Relationship between Students' Civic and Political Experiences and Their Self-Regulation in School.
abstract: This paper considers the relationship between self-regulation strategies and youth civic and political experiences, assuming that out-of-school learning can foster metacognition. The study is based on a sample of 732 Portuguese students from grades 8 and 11. Results show that the quality of civic and political participation experiences, together with academic self-efficacy, are significant predictors of young people's self-regulation, particularly regarding cognitive and metacognitive strategies (elaboration and critical thinking). Such effects surpass even the weight of family cultural and school variables, such as the sense of school belonging. Therefore, we argue that the pedagogical value of non-formal civic and political experiences is related to learning in formal pedagogical contexts. This is because civic and political participation with high developmental quality can stimulate higher-order cognitive engagement and, thus, contribute to the development of learning strategies that promote academic success.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malafaia
authors.affiliation: 3B's Associated Laboratory, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Menezes
keywords: adolescent; civic and political participation; metacognition; quality of participation