ERIC Number: EJ1197418
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Perception of Ethiopian Students and Educators on the Responsibility for Good Citizenship
Worku, Mulugeta Yayeh
Journal of International Social Studies, v8 n2 p103-120 2018
The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of Ethiopian students and school practitioners as to whose responsibility it is to foster good citizenship. To achieve this purpose, a descriptive survey design was used. Through different sampling techniques, 42 Civic and Ethical Education teachers, 410 students, 157 non-Civic and Ethical Education teachers, and 29 school leaders were selected from 20 schools. A questionnaire was used to gather data concerning participants' perceptions on the responsibility of the three major stakeholders of good citizenship: traditional institutions (the family, community, and religious institutions), educational institutions, and nonacademic institutions (NGOs, mass media, and political parties). Results of the study revealed that the perceptions of Ethiopian students and educators regarding the responsibility for good citizenship were narrow and incomplete. It is also understood that there has been much reliance on schools and their Civic and Ethical Education teachers for the preparation of good citizens. In the article, the implications of these findings, both for policymaking and classroom practice, are indicated.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Civics, Ethics, Responsibility, School Role, Community Role, Mass Media Role, Government Role, Nongovernmental Organizations, Role, Family Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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