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Liu, Mei-Hui; Chang, Thai-Tsuan; Chen, Po-Hsi – Educational Studies, 2023
The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of Taiwanese students' perceptions of good citizenship in terms of citizenship behaviours rooted in Western democracy and character and moral (CM) oriented citizenship. Data from Taiwanese eighth graders participating in the 2016 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Western Civilization
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Wong, Koon Lin – Educational Studies, 2021
Universal suffrage is an essential component of Western democracy in the twenty-first century, but the role of education in supporting universal suffrage in Hong Kong is a challenge given its fractured political system and governance, societal divisions about political goals, and democratic aspirations within an authoritarian state. This study…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Governance, Political Attitudes
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Schuitema, Jaap; Radstake, Hester; van de Pol, Janneke; Veugelers, Wiel – Educational Studies, 2018
Classroom discussion is frequently proposes as an essential part of democratic citizenship education. Literature, however, pays little attention to what kind of discussion is most effective and how teachers can facilitate a discussion. This study aims to contribute to the development of a framework for analysing the characteristics of classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Democracy, Citizenship Education
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Faas, Daniel; Street, Alex – Educational Studies, 2011
In Germany, unlike other European countries, citizenship education has a long history. Since the Second World War, its role has evolved from promoting de-Nazification in the West and state socialism in the East to emphasising common citizenship in a multicultural society. Today, the federal states ("Bundeslander") are largely autonomous…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Citizenship Education, War
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Dobozy, Eva – Educational Studies, 2007
In this paper, I discuss some research findings regarding the characteristics that democratic schools appear to have in common. These commonalities seem to have contributed to their status as being seen as reputable democratic schools. For the purposes of the reported study, schools that were diverse in their philosophical approaches to education…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Critical Theory, Educational Practices, Student Empowerment
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Revell, Lynn – Educational Studies, 2002
Examines the status of character education in Chicago (Illinois) public schools by interviewing children (n=700) of different ages in which they were questioned about their attitudes towards citizenship, "Americanness," and identity. Explains that the student responses were influenced by the type of school they attended. Includes…
Descriptors: Children, Citizenship, Democracy, Educational Research