Teaching Civic Topics in Four Societies: Examining National Context and Teacher Confidence

Autor/inn/en	Alviar-Martin, Theresa; Randall, Jennifer D.; Usher, Ellen L.; Engelhard, George
Titel	Teaching Civic Topics in Four Societies: Examining National Context and Teacher Confidence
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Research, 101 (2008) 3, S.177-188 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0671
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Foreign Countries; Confidence Testing; Comparative Education; Political Socialization; Self Efficacy; Teacher Attitudes; Case Studies; Social Cognition; Qualitative Research; Statistical Distributions; Test Bias; Educational Research; Teacher Competency Testing; Germany; Hong Kong; Italy; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Politische Sozialisation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Soziale Kognition; Qualitative Forschung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Testkritik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Deutschland; Hongkong; Italien; USA
Abstract	The authors examined the confidence of teachers from Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, and the United States (N = 1,375) to address civic topics with their students. The authors also used differential item functioning models to examine responses to items from the Teacher Confidence Scale of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's Civic Education Study (J. Torney-Purta, R. Lehmann, H. Oswald, & W. Schulz, 2001; J. Torney-Purta, J. Schwille, & J. Amadeo, 1999). National case-study data explained findings within each context. Results revealed that the confidence of teachers varied when they addressed civic topics. Furthermore, teacher confidence varied as a function of country of residence. Case studies supported quantitative findings. Society-based factors, school-based factors, and public discourse illuminated effects of national context on teacher confidence. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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