Does the Economics and Civic Education in Germany Prepare Future Local Politicians for a Mandate Takeover?

Autor/inn/en	Schuhen, Michael; Hundhausen, Andreas
Titel	Does the Economics and Civic Education in Germany Prepare Future Local Politicians for a Mandate Takeover?
Quelle	In: Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 19 (2020) 3, S.228-238 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schuhen, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-8047
DOI	10.1177/2047173420957383
Schlagwörter	Economics Education; Citizenship Education; Public Officials; Decision Making; Foreign Countries; Municipalities; Money Management; Local Government; Budgets; Knowledge Level; Tests; College Students; Politics; Political Science; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftskunde; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ausland; Magistrat; Gemeindeverwaltung; Finanzhaushalt; Wissensbasis; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Collegestudent; Politik; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Deutschland
Abstract	In the Federal Republic of Germany, the cities and municipalities decide which streets are being refurbished, which educational services are offered, or where sewers will be laid. The cities and municipalities have financial resources at their disposal for this purpose. However, these resources are, with a view to Rhineland-Palatinate, insufficient or inadequate for these versatile tasks. The available financial resources are distributed in the municipal parliaments. The local politicians are elected representatives from the general society. Every citizen over 18 years can be elected in order to decide upon the distribution of funds. Yet, parliamentarians require economic knowledge, and a certain competence in economics matters for these decision-making processes. The aim of this study is to determine the degree to which economics and civil education in Germany is able to qualify future local politicians for a local-political mandate. In this context, it is worthy of note that our respondents (N = 263) are not able to consider multilevel consequences of context alterations with regard to the finances of their municipality. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01