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Cosgrove, Jude; Gilleece, Lorraine – Irish Educational Studies, 2012
Ireland was one of the 38 countries/education systems that participated in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in 2009. This is the first international comparative study in this area in which Ireland has participated since 1971. The study measured the civic knowledge of 14-year-olds and their attitudes towards, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Comparative Analysis, Citizenship
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Gilleece, Lorraine; Cosgrove, Jude – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2012
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides for the views of the child to be given due weight in accordance with the child's age and maturity. Legislation in Ireland recognizes the rights of children to have a voice in educational matters. Based on a sample of 2838 14-year-olds in Ireland and using questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Males, Childrens Rights