The Consensus on Citizenship Education Purposes in Teacher Education
Although education for democratic citizenship has long been a powerful rationale for social studies education, researchers still report a significant gap between this purpose and what is really taught in classrooms. Explanations of this phenomenon vary, but literature on citizenship education (CE) r...
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| description | Although education for democratic citizenship has long been a powerful rationale for social studies education, researchers still report a significant gap between this purpose and what is really taught in classrooms. Explanations of this phenomenon vary, but literature on citizenship education (CE) research has largely interpreted this gap as a result of (preservice) teachers’ political worldviews or lack of civic experiences. Other evidence, however, suggests that teacher socialization processes generate conventions about what is necessary, possible, and reasonable in CE that go beyond teachers’ political views and behaviors. This mixed-method study, developed at a Spanish university, aims to explore the understandings of CE shared by preservice teachers with different political ideologies and levels of civic engagement. The findings of this study have deep implications for teacher education courses aimed at fostering CE and the curricular inclusion of current social issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96bbbb46d84144239b12d58b3799b4f42023-11-21T18:37:42ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-05-0110516410.3390/socsci10050164The Consensus on Citizenship Education Purposes in Teacher EducationMarta Estellés0Francisco José Amo1Jesús Romero2Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92601 Symonds St, Auckland 1150, New ZealandFaculty of Nursing, The University of Cantabria, 39008 Santander, SpainFaculty of Education, The University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, SpainAlthough education for democratic citizenship has long been a powerful rationale for social studies education, researchers still report a significant gap between this purpose and what is really taught in classrooms. Explanations of this phenomenon vary, but literature on citizenship education (CE) research has largely interpreted this gap as a result of (preservice) teachers’ political worldviews or lack of civic experiences. Other evidence, however, suggests that teacher socialization processes generate conventions about what is necessary, possible, and reasonable in CE that go beyond teachers’ political views and behaviors. This mixed-method study, developed at a Spanish university, aims to explore the understandings of CE shared by preservice teachers with different political ideologies and levels of civic engagement. The findings of this study have deep implications for teacher education courses aimed at fostering CE and the curricular inclusion of current social issues.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/5/164citizenship educationsocial studies teacher educationpreservice teachers’ perceptionspolitical ideologycivic engagementmixed methods |
| spellingShingle | Marta Estellés Francisco José Amo Jesús Romero The Consensus on Citizenship Education Purposes in Teacher Education Social Sciences citizenship education social studies teacher education preservice teachers’ perceptions political ideology civic engagement mixed methods |
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