Abstract
'Active citizenship' is currently a popular term in citizenship education policy discourse. Despite this policy interest, there is no agreement about the meaning of 'active citizenship'. This article draws on data from the IEA Civic Education Study to explore how students themselves construct 'active citizenship'. The results show that students have quite sophisticated conceptions of citizenship responsibilities although their attitudes are gendered. They seem committed to political obligations rather than social obligations and they do not seem inclined to take advantage of their political rights or become involved in protest activities of any kind.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 304-324 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | British Journal of Educational Studies |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Citizenship education
- Civic engagement
- Political socialisation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
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