A Cross-National Research Base for

Teacher Training in Human Rights

Judith Torney-Purta University of Maryland,

www.wam.umd.edu/~ieajt22@umail.umd.edu

jtpurta@umd.edu

This Presentation Will Examine

• Long-standing assumptions about– Role of teaching about democratic ideals– Preferred modes of civic engagement in

adolescents– Role of knowledge in fostering engagement – How democracy at school contributes– Whether teacher preparation makes a

difference

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Ideals of Democracy and Threats to Human Rights

See analysis of data on correct answers to civic knowledge test and ratings of what is good and bad for democracy among 14-year-olds in Chile, Colombia, United States, and Portugal in “Strengthening Democracy in the Americas through Civic Education,” on the web in English at

http://www.oas.org/udse/english/cpo_educ_democr.aspAlso available in Spanish on the same website.

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Norms of Engagement for

Adults CitizensSee Citizenship and Education in 28 Countries:

Civic Knowledge and Engagement at Age Fourteen and other publications on the IEA Civic Education Website www.wam.umd.edu/~iea.

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Role of KnowledgeSee Fact Sheet prepared for CIRCLE (Center

for Information and Learning on Civic Learning and Engagement) entitled “Strengths and Weaknesses in U.S. Students’ Knowledge and Skills: Analysis of Data from the IEA Civic Education Study,” on the web

www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_CivicKnowledge.pdf

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Role of Democracy at School

See paper prepared as Tool 2 for EDC Initiative of the Council of Europe, entitled “Democratic School Participation and Civic Attitudes among European Adolescents, Analysis of Data from the IEA Civic Education Study.”

See

www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/education/E.D.C/Documents_and_publications/EDC_Pack/

Also see www.ecs.org/qna for a discussion of school climate and civic learning (and

assessment instruments)

…Teacher Preparation and

Civic Education

See Fact Sheet prepared for CIRCLE entitled “How Teachers’ Preparation relates to Students’ Civic

Knowledge and Engagement in the United States” on the web at

www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_IEA_Teacher_prep.pdf

Also see inaugural issue of Journal of Citizenship and Teacher Education.