Conference Papers

Obligations and duties: Hong Kong students' conceptions of citizenship responsibilities

Title:
Obligations and duties: Hong Kong students' conceptions of citizenship responsibilities
Authors:
- Kennedy, Kerry John The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Year Published:
2008
Conference:
The XXIX International Congress of Psychology, International Congress Centrum (2008: Berlin, Germany.)
Education Categories:
- P Social Context of Education
  - PC Society & Education
- P Social Context of Education
  - PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
Citizenship responsibilities have been measured in different ways. Little attention has been paid to how adolescents as future citizens construct these responsibilities. This paper will report on a project concerned with adolescents in Hong Kong and how they understood the responsibilities of ‘good citizens’. Drawing on data from the IEA Civic Education Study, all items relating to student conceptions of the ‘good citizen’ were re-analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. A 3 –factor model was identified showing adequate fit to the data. This model suggested that students identified obligations and duties as the main responsibilities of citizens.
Note:
Paper presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, International Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Conference Papers
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/594950f9
Entry Date:
2015-03-25