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Arai, Yusuke – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2019
This paper examines the "subjectification" function of political education in democracy, considering the present situation of political education in Japan. In particular, from the point of view of political science, it focuses on the relationship between democratic theories and political education and considers whether the possibility of…
Descriptors: Political Science, Democracy, Citizen Participation, Transformative Learning
Grobshäuser, Natalie; Weißeno, Georg – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2021
Political education in school is aimed at preparing adolescents for their role as citizens, which comprises political participation as well as political knowledge. While it is generally agreed that basic knowledge about politics is a prerequisite to participation, the specific link between knowledge and participation is left unclear in normative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 9, Knowledge Level, Competence
Sánchez Loza, Dinorah – Theory Into Practice, 2021
Affluent suburban high schools are often framed as success stories given their academic achievement outcomes including those on civic measures. Yet, more analyses are needed that interrogate how youth in these schools come to think and act politically. This article shifts the gaze onto these predominantly White schools to investigate the…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Suburban Schools, High Schools, Whites
Sacramento, Jocyl – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2019
We know little about the challenges districts and teachers face when establishing Ethnic Studies courses. In one school district, variation in teachers' Ethnic Studies knowledge impeded the production of curricula and its implementation. This study examines how Ethnic Studies teachers responded to the problems of differential knowledge and…
Descriptors: School Districts, Ethnic Studies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Race
Nguyen, Chi; Quinn, Rand – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2018
This article examines "Homeward Bound," a political education youth organizing program for Vietnamese immigrant youth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Inspired by Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy theory, the program sought to empower learners to challenge their pre-existing knowledge and experience of interracial relations. Drawing on data…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Asians, Youth Programs, Political Science
Arens, A. Katrin; Watermann, Rainer – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The present study focuses on political efficacy in terms of students' competence self-perceptions related to the domain of politics. The investigation addresses the mean level development and longitudinal relations to outcome variables including gender differences. Drawing on a sample of N = 2,504 German students, political efficacy, along with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes
Omar Davila Jr. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2024
The movie "Try Harder!" features a group of students at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California, as they navigate their elite public institution and apply to top-tier universities. A critical analysis of this film allows us to understand new trends and emerging discourses in urban cities, showing the way racialized groups are pit…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Ethnic Stereotypes, Equal Education, College Admission
Wright, Dana E. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Community change approaches have increasingly involved participatory practices in which community members directly impacted by an issue participate in implementing change efforts. However, community participation as a practice and approach does not always include youth participation. Within the field of youth organizing, young people are…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Citizen Participation, Activism, Capacity Building
Gronostay, Dorothee – Journal of Social Science Education, 2016
Being challenged by opposing views in a controversial discussion can stimulate the production of more elaborate and sophisticated argumentations. According to the model of argument reappraisal (Leitão, 2000), such processes require transactivity, meaning that students do not only give reasons to support their own position (e.g., pro/contra…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Classroom Communication, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Debate
Wanasinghe, Shaminda – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2022
The man began to live a civilized life in the study of human history; he realized the need and importance of living in a way that would not be a trouble to other living things. They were accustomed to shaping their lives because they had some understanding of the rights of others as well as their duties. The main reason for conflict to arise in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Grade 10, Grade 11, Foreign Countries
Chen, Lei; Wang, Chengbing – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2023
Moral education is a core component of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools and universities in China, and also an important part of contemporary Chinese Marxist educational theory and practice. In Chinese senior high schools, the main curriculum and platform for moral education is ideological and political courses.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Moral Development, Logical Thinking, Political Science
Vakil, Sepehr – Cognition and Instruction, 2020
While academic, cultural, and racial identities have been important concepts in sociocultural theories of learning and development, less attention has been given to political identity. Research on political identities in education tends to be limited to critical pedagogy or civic education contexts, leaving unexamined the role of political…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Politics, Computer Science Education, Metacognition
Fetman, Lisa J. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2018
Despite scant empirical support, Arizona's restrictive language policy (Proposition 203, 2000) sustains as a result of the veneer of democracy (a political strategy that projects equitable inclinations while shielding inequitable ideologies). This article compares findings from an ethnographic study of one linguistically diverse Arizona high…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Language Planning, Democracy, State Legislation
Puaca, Brian M. – History of Education Quarterly, 2008
This article concentrates on two pieces of legislation promulgated in the early 1960s in order to investigate the broader ideas and concerns surrounding political education in the postwar Federal Republic of Germany. These pieces of educational policy highlight the consensus for continued reform while recognizing the value of curricular and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Citizenship Education, Educational History
Kimberly Carroll Steward; David Gosselin; Mark Chandler; Cory T. Forbes – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
Science education literature has highlighted socio-scientific issues (SSI) as an effective pedagogy for teaching science in a social and political context. SSI links science education and real-world problems to engage students in real-world issues, making it ideal for teaching global climate change (GCC). Additionally, technological advances have…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Outcomes of Education, Science and Society, Controversial Issues (Course Content)