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participation: A case study of the asylum seeking community in Cork  \nclodagh harris & philip murphy, department of government, university college cork  \nAbstract  \nThis paper assesses the relationship between community education and internal political efficacy. In particular it examines the association between voter/civic programmes run in advance of the 2009 local elections in Ireland and internal political efficacy amongst the asylum seeking community in Cork. A survey is used to test this relationship. The paper outlines the methodological issues faced in conducting research within this community and presents the results of the sample groups’ involvement in community education, levels of political efficacy and participation in the 2009 local elections.  \nIntroduction  \nCommunity education which draws on the teachings of Dewey (1916) and Freire (1970) has been described as ‘a flexible, emancipating process, which enables people to become more agentic in their own lives, and to bring about change in their worlds’(Connolly 2003, 9).  \nPolitical efficacy refers to a citizen's appraisal of her ability to influence and have effect in a political system. Research details the strong relationship between political efficacy and political participation (Almond and Verba 1965, Pollock 1983, McCluskey et al 2004, Valentino et al 2008). Voter/civic programmes fall under the‘umbrella’of community education to the extent that they emphasise its philosophy of empowerment and engagement. In this regard we can hypothesise about their association with an individual’s internal political efficacy and electoral participation.  \nIreland, unlike many other European countries, experienced little inward migration during the twentieth century. It was not until the ‘celtic tiger’ economy developed in the late 1990s that the country experienced high levels of immigration and it was  \nonly in 2007 that a Government office with responsibility for integration was established.  \nThe number of asylum seekers entering Ireland reached a peak of 11,634 in 2002 but had declined by two thirds to 3,866 in 2008 (Tagumaetal 2009).Asylum seekers in Ireland are entitled to vote in Irish local elections. In terms of educational provision, those under the age of 18 have the right to primary and secondary education while adults are eligible for part time English language and literacy classes as well as other part time courses (e.g. computer courses) provided by voluntary groups.  \nCommunity education projectson voting and Irish politics were conducted by civil society organisations, University College Cork and other institutions in advance of the 2009 Irish local elections. This research assesses the relationship between community education (and voter/civic programmes in particular) and an individual’s efficacy and electoral participation by surveying members of Cork’s asylum seeking community who have and have not participated in these community education programmes. It starts with a discussion of what is meant by community education and then explores definitions and measurements of political efficacy. Finally it assesses their relationship within this demographic.  \nAdult and community education  \nThe term ‘adult education’ has a multiplicity of uses depending upon the context and the intention of the user (Lawson 1979, 111). In its White paper on Adult Education the Irish Government argues that it includes aspects of further and third level education, continuing education and training, community education and‘other systematic deliberative learning by adults, both formal and informal’(2000, 12). This broad definition is underpinned by what it describes as priority areas, namely: consciousness raising, citizenship, cohesion, competitiveness, cultural development and community building. Other purposes of adult education include; facilitating structural change in a dynamic society; s","cbCaiicIdllL7NZg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiicIdllL7NZg","pdf",175014,15,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Adult and community education","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper examines the relationship between community education and internal political efficacy, and how these relate to electoral participation among asylum seekers in Cork.\"},{\"question\":\"Which programmes and election are studied?\",\"answer\":\"It studies voter/civic programmes run ahead of the 2009 local elections in Ireland and evaluates outcomes in terms of internal political efficacy and participation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper approach research in this community?\",\"answer\":\"A survey is used to test the relationship, and the paper discusses methodological issues involved in conducting research within this community.\"}]","Assessing the Relationship Between Community Education, Political Efficacy and Electoral Participation - A Case Study of the Asylum Seeking Community in Cork | PDF",1792067085,38]