An open and democratic classroom climate with discussion and dialogue appears to effectively promote citizenship development among secondary school students¶

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Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? An open and democratic classroom climate in which discussion and dialogue takes place appears to effectively promote the development of citizenship among secondary school students. → E. Geboers 2013

Evidence¶

E. Geboers 2013¶

E. Geboers, F. Geijsel, W. Admiraal, G. ten Dam. (2013). Review of the effects of citizenship education. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2012.02.001

q3 · i? · review · r?

The review's synthesis of empirical citizenship education studies from 2003-2009 concludes that "an open and democratic classroom climate" with discussion and dialogue effectively promotes citizenship development among secondary school students. No effect size is printed in the reviewed summary.

"An open and democratic classroom climate in which discussion and dialogue takes place appears to effectively promote the development of citizenship among secondary school students."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Discussion promotes more active thinking than lecture, though lecture is no worse for transmitting information — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• A formal curriculum that includes citizenship projects and courses also appears to be an effective type of citizenship education — related
• In the empirical citizenship education literature of 2003-2009, the political domain of citizenship is emphasized more than the social domain — related
• Liberal discourse grounds democratic education in knowledge of democratic institutions and critical thinking across the curriculum — related