ICCS 2009
International
Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2009
The IEA International Civic and
Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2009 investigates the ways in which young
people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in the 21st century in
a range of countries.
ICCS 2009 builds on two studies in
this area conducted by IEA in 1971 in 9
countries and 18 years later in 1999 in 28
countries. It reports on student achievement in a test of knowledge, conceptual
understanding, and competencies in civic and citizenship education. It also
provides evidence on student dispositions and attitudes relating to civics and
citizenship.
Teacher and school questionnaires
gathered information about the context in which students learn about civics and
citizenship, including teaching and classroom management practices, and school
governance and climate. A national context survey collected information about
the provision of civic and citizenship education in each participating country.
Three regional modules for countries
in Asia, Europe, and Latin America address issues of civic and citizenship
education of special interest in these parts of the world.
Target
population
ICCS 2009 assessed students enrolled
in the eighth grade (provided that the mean age at the time of testing was at
least 13.5 years). In order to enable a link to CIVED, participating countries
which tested a different grade in 1999 assessed the same grade in addition to
the internationally defined target grade.
Participating
education systems
Austria, Belgium (Flemish),
Bulgaria, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong
SAR, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland,
Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and
Thailand.
Schedule
ICCS 2009 was initiated in October
2006. The field trial took place in October 2007–January 2008, followed by the
main survey in October–December 2008 (southern hemisphere countries) and
February–May 2009 (northern hemisphere countries).
An initial findings report
was published in June 2010. The extended international report and European report were
released in November 2010, and the Latin American report was
published in April 2011. The international database together with the user guide were
released in June 2011, followed by the technical report in
November 2011. The Asian report and encyclopedia will be released in 2012.
Management
ICCS 2009 is directed by a
consortium of three partner organizations: The Australian Council for
Educational Research (ACER), the National Foundation for Educational Research
(NFER) in the United Kingdom, and the Laboratorio di Pedagogia Sperimentale
(LPS) at the Roma Tre University in Italy. The international study center is
located at ACER with Dr John Ainley as project coordinator and Dr Wolfram
Schulz as research director. Mr David Kerr (NFER) and Dr Bruno Losito (LPS) are
the associate research directors of the study.
As in other IEA projects,
international coordinators work in close cooperation with the IEA Secretariat,
the IEA Data Processing and Research Center, and the study's national research
coordinators.
Funding
IEA and participating countries are
funders of ICCS 2009. Funding was also provided through a subsidy from the
UNESCO Education Sector, Division for the Promotion of Quality Education,
Section of Education for Peace and Human Rights. European countries received
financial support from the European Commission's Directorate-General for
Education and Culture, and Latin American countries from the Inter-American
Development Bank through SREDECC (Regional System for the Evaluation and
Development of Citizenship Competencies).
The international participation fee
was USD 30,000 per year, for each of the four years of the project (2007–2010).
Press
release
The ICCS 2009 international and
European reports were released to the public in an international press
conference on 22 November 2010 at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium.
A press materials package
contains the news release, overviews of the study results, and participant
contact information.
Related
publications
Brese, F., Jung, M., Mirazchiyski,
P., Schulz, W., & Zuehlke, O. (2011). ICCS 2009 user guide for the
international database. Amsterdam: IEA.
Kerr, D., Sturman, L., Schulz, W.,
& Burge, B. (2010). ICCS 2009 European report: Civic knowledge,
attitudes, and engagement among lower-secondary students in 24 European
countries. Amsterdam: IEA.
Schulz, W., Ainley, J., &
Fraillon, J. (Eds.). (2011). ICCS 2009 technical report. Amsterdam:
IEA.
Schulz, W., Ainley, J., Fraillon,
J., Kerr, D., & Losito, B. (2010). ICCS 2009 international report:
Civic knowledge, attitudes, and engagement among lower-secondary school
students in 38 countries. Amsterdam: IEA.
Schulz, W., Ainley, J., Fraillon,
J., Kerr, D., & Losito, B. (2010). Initial findings from the IEA
International Civic and Citizenship Education Study. Amsterdam: IEA.
Schulz, W., Ainley, J., Friedman,
T., & Lietz, P. (2011). ICCS 2009 Latin American report: Civic
knowledge and attitudes among lower-secondary students in six Latin American
countries. Amsterdam: IEA.
Schulz, W., Ainley, J., Friedman,
T., & Lietz, P. (2011). Informe Latinoamericano del ICCS 2009:
Actitudes y conocimientos cívicos de estudiantes de secundaria en seis países
de América Latina [ICCS 2009 Latin American report]. Amsterdam: IEA.
Schulz, W., Fraillon, J., Ainley,
J., Losito, B., & Kerr, D. (2008). International Civic and
Citizenship Education Study: Assessment framework. Amsterdam: IEA.
Schulz, W., Fraillon, J., Ainley,
J., Losito, B., & Kerr, D. (2010). Estudio internacional sobre
educación cívica y ciudadana: Marco de la evaluación [International Civic and
Citizenship Education Study: Assessment framework]. Madrid: Ministerio de
Educación.
Schulz, W., Fraillon, J., Ainley,
J., Losito, B., & Kerr, D. (2010). Indagine Internazionale
sull'Educazione Civica e alla Cittadinanza: Quadro di riferimento
[International Civic and Citizenship Education Study: Assessment framework].
Naples: Tecnodid Editrice.
