ERIC Number: EJ1032863
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Citizenship, Civic Education and Politics: The Education Policy Context for Young Australian Citizens
Haigh, Yvonne; Murcia, Karen; Norris, Lindy
Journal of Education Policy, v29 n5 p598-616 2014
Citizenship education in Australia is embedded throughout the school curriculum. Despite a coherent policy context for the inclusion of citizenship and civic education at all levels of schooling, the links between education and civic minded citizens are tenuous. This paper explores these connections by drawing on the views of participants in an international community service program between Western Australia and Tanzania. By situating the interview data in relation to the policy goals, the paper argues that the current policy framework "sanitises" the political nature of modern citizenship. The results from this study demonstrate that students have little understanding of the connections between the civic, the social and the political realms of citizenship. These results suggest that the current policy context does not adequately prepare young people to position themselves in the political realm.
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Educational Policy, Context Effect, Interviews, Politics of Education, Community Services, International Educational Exchange, Focus Groups, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research, Citizenship Responsibility, Cultural Differences, Social Cognition, Learning Experience, Cross Cultural Studies, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Tanzania
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