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The School's Role in Developing Civic Engagement: A Study of Adolescents in Twenty-Eight Countries
Schools achieve the best results in fostering civic engagement when they rigorously teach civic content and skills, ensure an open classroom climate for discussing issues, emphasize the importance of the electoral process, and encourage a participative school culture. Schools whose students do not plan to attend college and have few educational resources at home face a special challenge. These are among the conclusions of the IEA Civic Education Study in which 90,000 14-year-olds in 28 countries were tested on knowledge of civic content and skills and were surveyed about concepts of citizenship, attitudes toward governmental and civic institutions, and political actions.
Download / Read Full Article http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S1532480XADS0604_7
Schools achieve the best results in fostering civic engagement when they rigorously teach civic content and skills, ensure an open classroom climate for discussing issues, emphasize the importance of the electoral process, and encourage a participative school culture. Schools whose students do not plan to attend college and have few educational resources at home face a special challenge. These are among the conclusions of the IEA Civic Education Study in which 90,000 14-year-olds in 28 countries were tested on knowledge of civic content and skills and were surveyed about concepts of citizenship, attitudes toward governmental and civic institutions, and political actions.
Download / Read Full Article http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S1532480XADS0604_7
Johnathan Cereceres
JohnathanSBOE1@gmail.com (contact for more support)
Student Civic Engagement Coordinator,
Texas State Board of Education - District1
JohnathanSBOE1@gmail.com (contact for more support)
Student Civic Engagement Coordinator,
Texas State Board of Education - District1