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Students’ Participation In And Valuing Of Civic Engagement At School, Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon
Students’ Participation In And Valuing Of Civic Engagement At School, Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon
Dr Wolfram Schulz
The IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study studied the ways in which young people in lower secondary schools are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a wide range of countries including Europe, Latin America, and the Asian-Pacific region. ICCS was the third IEA study designed to measure contexts and outcomes of civic and citizenship education and was linked to the 1999 IEA Civic Education Study (CIVED). A central aspect of the study was the assessment of student knowledge about a wide range of civic-related issues. ICCS gathered data from more than 140,000 Grade 8 (or equivalent) students …
Educación Para La Ciudadanía Y Participación Cívica : Una Presentación Del Estudio Iccs 2009 Y De Sus Resultados, Wolfram Schulz
Educación Para La Ciudadanía Y Participación Cívica : Una Presentación Del Estudio Iccs 2009 Y De Sus Resultados, Wolfram Schulz
Dr Wolfram Schulz
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Ten Hypotheses About Tolerance Among Latin American Adolescents, Daniel Caro, Wolfram Schulz
Ten Hypotheses About Tolerance Among Latin American Adolescents, Daniel Caro, Wolfram Schulz
Dr Wolfram Schulz
Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, race, mental and/or physical disability, religious background, HIV/AIDS status, and ethnic origin affects the well-being of minorities and society in general. Recent research in North America underscores the importance of contact with diverse networks, intergroup discussions, a social dominance orientation, religious beliefs, and the school climate, among other factors, to explain tolerance for minorities. Theoretical and empirical work in Latin America is less extensive and has been limited by the lack of quantitative data. This article evaluates 10 different hypotheses about tolerance, using data from eighth-grade students in six Latin American countries that …