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Latin American Perspectives On Civic And Citizenship Education, Wolfram Schulz, Eugenio Gonzalez
Latin American Perspectives On Civic And Citizenship Education, Wolfram Schulz, Eugenio Gonzalez
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) focused on the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens. Preparing students for citizenship involves developing relevant knowledge and understanding as well as encouraging the formation of positive attitudes toward being a citizen. The conceptual background for, and the design of ICCS were described in the assessment framework (Schulz, Fraillon, Ainley, Losito, & Kerr, 2008) and the international results were reported in its international reports (Schulz, Ainley, Fraillon, Kerr & Losito, 2010a & 2010b). This paper gives an overview of the results from the regional assessment …