Research Projects
International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2009
Project Director: Dr Wolfram Schulz
The purpose of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCES) is to investigate ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a range of countries. The study builds on the previous IEA study of civic education (CIVED) undertaken in 1999. It will report on student achievement on a test of conceptual understandings and competencies in civic and citizenship education and its contexts in each participating country. It will also collect and analyse data about student dispositions and attitudes relating to civic and citizenship education. Teacher and school questionnaires will gather information about teaching and class management practices, school governance and climate, and others.
The population to be surveyed will be Year 8 or its national equivalent. Countries that participate or expressed interested in participating include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei , Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic , England , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong (SAR of China), Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia , Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Russia , Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. More countries are expected to join as study develops.
ACER is the International Coordinating Centre in collaboration with the
National Foundation for Educational Research in England and the LPS at
Roma Tre University, Italy. the southern hemisphere, the field trial
is planned for 2007 and main survey will be conducted in 2008 (Southern
Hemisphere) and 2009 (Northern Hemisphere). Reports are planned for 2010.
As the International Study Centre, ACER is responsible for:
- the overall coordination of project activities;
- the development of the methodology and procedures required to implement the survey in all participating countries;
- the development of student tests and student background and perceptions questionnaires;
- the scaling and analysis of data and the preparation of the first international and technical report.
ACER and the University of Canberra were funded by the Commonwealth Government to organise Australian participation in the international study. ACER conducted surveys of over 3,000 students, 400 teachers and 150 schools throughout Australia in 1999. Internationally, 90,000 students were surveyed.
Staff: Dr John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Naoko Tabata, Wolfram Schulz, Maurice Walker
Expected Completion Date: The International Reports and the international database are expected to be released in 2010 by the IEA
Funding: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
Deliverables: Student test and questionnaires, International Report, Technical Report
Publications/Links:
See ICCS website for further information
For information on the 1999 IEA Civics Education Study, see:
Mellor, S. Kennedy, K. and Greenwood, L. (2001) Citizenship and Democracy: Students' Knowledge and Beliefs - Australian fourteen year olds and the IEA Civic Education Study. Department of Education, Science and Training, Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra.
Torney-Purta, J., Lehmann, R., Oswald, H., and Schulz, W. (2001). Citizenship and Education in Twenty-Eight Countries. Amsterdam: IEA.