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ERIC Number: EJ1166636
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
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Jordanian Seventh- And Eleventh-Grade Students' Views on Citizenship Education
Alazzi, Khaled
Educational Research Quarterly, v40 n4 p4-23 Jun 2017
Using a mixed methods approach, this study was conducted in Jordanian schools to determine the perceptions of seventh- and eleventh-grade students toward citizenship. Specifically, the study determined what students believe are the attributes of a good citizen, what activities they participate in that are related to good citizenship, and what citizenship activities they will perform 10 years in the future. The research used both a questionnaire and interviews to collect data from a stratified random sample of 515 students selected from three school districts in Jordan. The study findings revealed that students' views of citizenship encompass community service or what is considered civic involvement, rather than political involvement. The study also showed that the participants view voting and holding public office as belonging in the future; their focus is on the present. The researcher considers that the concept of good citizenship is related to age and maturity.
Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 11; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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