scholarly journals Using IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) Data: Northern Lights on ICCS

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Heidi Biseth ◽  
Bryony Hoskins ◽  
Lihong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Comparative Analyses ◽  
Democratic Citizenship Education ◽  
Education Study ◽  
Cross Country

Abstract This chapter introduces the Nordic context of civic and citizenship education in schools including reviews of previous results and research on IEA’s International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). By discussing the issues relevant to democratic citizenship education that are of central significance in the four Nordic countries, this chapter argues for new cross-country comparative analyses of ICCS data based on themes typically engaging Nordic scholars, including students’ understandings of citizenship, school principals’ understandings of the priorities of citizenship education, digital citizenship education, environmental citizenship education, and inequalities and citizenship education. Furthermore, this chapter provides a layout of the volume through positioning the five analytical chapters across contesting the understanding of civic engagement and democratic dispositions in Nordic democracies.

scholarly journals Developing Digital Citizenship and Civic Engagement Through Social Media Use in Nordic Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-92
Author(s):  
Ingrid R. Christensen ◽  
Heidi Biseth ◽  
Lihong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Further Development

AbstractIn this chapter, we explore the factors involved in developing digital citizenship through social media use in schools for 14-year-old students in four Nordic countries. The call for digital citizenship and digital citizenship education stems from the new and multiple ways in which young people are engaging in and communicating about civic issues through the use of social media. Schools could be considered to play a core part in developing students’ digital civic engagement, yet the field of digital citizenship education and the factors that enable engagement in schools are underexplored. To address this issue, in this chapter we have completed a mixed methods study analyzing the national curricula in the four Nordic countries and complementing this with an analysis of data from school leaders, teachers, and 14-year-old students participating in the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2016. The findings of the analysis show that digital citizenship and citizenship in general are prevailing ideals in the national curricula and that schools are well-equipped technologically. Yet, both teachers and students are ambivalent in their use of social media for developing digital citizenship. Thus, we argue that digital citizenship in education is a manifold and emerging phenomenon and that students might be important guides for its further development in schools.

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