ERIC Number: EJ1437586
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3400
Citizenship and Educational Track Membership of Grade 12 Students in Flanders: A Variable- and Person-Centered Approach
Educational Studies, v50 n5 p888-916 2024
Educational tracking can lead to different citizenship outcomes. Most studies on the relationship between citizenship and educational track membership applied a variable-centered approach, comparing averages between tracks but not considering differences between students within a track. Person-centered approaches have shown that different citizenship profiles exist, but scholars never investigated the relationship between these profiles and track membership. Using data from the 2016 National Assessment on Civic and Citizenship Education in Flanders (Belgium), the present study combined both approaches to study democratic citizenship norms among Grade 12 students. The variable-centered approach showed that students in general education scored higher on good democratic citizenship items than students in technical and vocational education. However, a person-centered approach found seven distinct good democratic citizenship profiles containing students from each track. Hence, this study challenges stereotypical views of students' views on citizenship in different educational tracks.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Track System (Education), Ability Grouping, Citizenship Education, Individual Differences, Stereotypes, Citizen Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 12; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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