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Ideological and Political Education in Chinese Universities: Structures and Practices
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Liu, Xu; Xiantong, Zhao; Starkey, Hugh – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
This paper provides a detailed introduction to the structures and practice of ideological and political education in Chinese universities. It draws on a thematic analysis of documents from the Chinese Communist Party and State sources, and data from 24 in-depth interviews with managers of ideological and political education, teaching staff,…
Descriptors: Ideology, Political Science, Citizenship Education, Universities
Rethinking Political Socialization in Schools: The Role of 'Affective Indoctrination'
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Zembylas, Michalinos – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2022
The purpose of this essay is to revisit the notion of indoctrination in education by providing a summary of the field and highlighting the role of affects and emotions in the aftermath of the 'affective turn'. It is argued that "affective indoctrination"--defined as the emotional coercion or manipulation that, arguably, any form of…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Affective Behavior, Psychological Patterns, Political Attitudes
"With Tears upon Our Eyes?": Commemorations of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War in the School Practice in the Soviet Union and Russia
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Linchenko, Andrei; Golovashina, Oksana – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
Purpose: This article is devoted to the description and comparative analysis of the commemorations of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War in the practice of Soviet and Russian school education, based on the example of the two regions of Central Russia (Tambov and Lipetsk region). The purpose of the article is to study the features of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Holidays, World History, War
What Are the Qualities of Good Citizenship in Post-Genocide Rwanda? High School Teachers Speak through a Q-Methodological Approach
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Nzahabwanayo, Sylvestre; Finchilescu, Gillian; Divala, Joseph J. – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2019
Teachers play a crucial role in the political socialization of adolescents. Using Q-Methodology, we explored high school teachers' conceptions of good citizenship in post-genocide Rwanda. Teachers ranked 50 statements, describing a 'good citizen', on a 9-column grid, anchored by 'least important citizenship behaviour' and 'most important…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Teachers, Political Socialization, Citizenship
Religious Education in Russia: A Critical Analysis of A Widely Used Textbook
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Blinkova, Alexandra; Vermeer, Paul – British Journal of Religious Education, 2019
Religious education (RE) has been recently introduced into the Russian educational system as a compulsory regular school subject. The present study offers a critical analysis of one of the most popular Russian textbooks of RE. This critical analysis supports our earlier findings regarding the controversial character of RE in Russia. Despite the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Textbooks, Citizenship Education
The United States Pledge of Allegiance Ceremony: Do Youth Recite the Pledge?
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Martin, Leisa A.; Lauzon, Glenn P.; Benus, Matthew J.; Livas, Pete, Jr. – SAGE Open, 2017
The study evaluated 60 middle school students and 191 high school students on their willingness to recite or not recite the Pledge and their rationale. Overall, 60% of the middle school students and 68.6% of the high school students chose not to recite the loyalty oath. For the European Americans students, the most common rationale among the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Political Socialization, Patriotism