Comparative Findings from the IEA Civic Study and Their Impact on the Improvement of Civic Education in Australia

dc.creator	Suzanne Mellor
dc.date	2003-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:27:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:27:00Z
dc.identifier	1611-9665
dc.identifier	1618-5293
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/85f4d57c6bc744be9c5899a7485840db
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30410
dc.description	The IEA Civic Education Study occurred in a context of little formal civics curricula in Australian schools. The paper compares some Australian data with that from England and the USA. Comparative Civic Knowledge data emphasise the finding that students do learn civics in school and that the kind of delivery does affect student learning outcomes. The comparative data on Civic Engagement indicate that more positive civic attitudes about engagement co-exist with greater civic knowledge. They also indicate that formal provision of civic education makes a difference to civic attitudes. Teacher data demonstrated the need for more training in civics, especially in the contested nature of the field. Teachers did not show an appreciation that encouraging decision-making in schools might increase student engagement in democracy more generally. The paper argues that pedagogic and administrative strategies to address decision-making and other civic competencies are crucial to the engagement of students in schools and to their future engagement in the wider society.
dc.language	English
dc.language	German
dc.publisher	Bielefeld University
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1611-9665
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1618-5293
dc.source	Journal of Social Science Education, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2003)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
dc.subject	H
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
dc.subject	H
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
dc.subject	H
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
dc.subject	H
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
dc.subject	H
dc.title	Comparative Findings from the IEA Civic Study and Their Impact on the Improvement of Civic Education in Australia
dc.type	article