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Dutch Adolescents' Narratives of Their Citizenship Efficacy "Hypothetically, I Could Have an Impact"
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de Groot, Isolde; Goodson, Ivor; Veugelers, Wiel – Educational Review, 2014
Previous educational studies have investigated the impact of skills and contextual influences on adolescents' citizenship participation and efficacy. Yet, we know little about how adolescents give meaning to their citizenship efficacy. This study explores the narratives of 27 adolescents in the Netherlands on their citizenship efficacy. A thematic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Adolescent Attitudes, Self Efficacy
The Moral and the Political in Global Citizenship: Appreciating Differences in Education
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Veugelers, Wiel – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2011
Schools are expected to pay attention to citizenship education, including for the global world. The concept global citizenship can get different meanings. In our theoretical orientation, we distinguish between three forms of modern global citizenship: Open global citizenship; Moral global citizenship; Social-political global citizenship. In an…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Moral Values, Global Approach
Multicultural Contacts in Education: A Case Study of an Exchange Project between Different Ethnic Groups
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Schuitema, Jaap; Veugelers, Wiel – Educational Studies, 2011
One important aim of citizenship education is learning to deal with cultural diversity. To this end, schools organise exchange projects to bring students into contact with different social and cultural groups. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of intergroup contact in educational settings and to understand what the most…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Ethnic Groups, Cultural Pluralism, Interaction