ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1600175
This article is part of the Research TopicLearning for DemocracyView all 8 articles
From National Loyalty to student political Participation: The Mediating Effect of University Citizenship Promotion
Provisionally accepted
Ali Assad Watfa1
Driss Ait Ali2*- 1Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- 2Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
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Universities have long been regarded as the cornerstone of social transformation. This study explores the role of universities in promoting citizenship values and fostering political participation among university students. Specifically, it examines how national loyalty influences students' political participation, with an emphasis on the mediating role of university in promoting citizenship values. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from 1720 students from different programs. The results revealed that national loyalty has a direct and positive effect on students' political participation, with a partial mediation effect of universities.The findings highlight the importance of both nurturing national loyalty and strengthening universities' roles in civic education to encourage broader community engagement.
Keywords: citizenship, Mediation, National loyalty, political participation, university students
Received: 26 Mar 2025; Accepted: 13 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Driss Ait Ali, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
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