CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN ALBANIA A COUNTRY STUDY ON THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES

Shyti, Shefqet (2020) CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN ALBANIA A COUNTRY STUDY ON THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES. FREEDOM Journal for Peacebuilding and Transcultural Communication, 1 (1-2). pp. 42-47. ISSN 2671-3411

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Abstract

The aim of this study, funded by the U.S Embassy in Tirana, is to provide filed/empirical data on the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes that Albanian students have by the end of secondary school. The study also intends to promote an evidence-based policy making in order to develop a regional approach to policy makers, teachers, data collection and evaluation of CE; develop long–term comparative research and methodological matrix and contribute at the national and regional level by sharing support to promote the use of empirical data for the improvement of CE theory and practice. The questionnaire administered for the purpose of this study contains questions regarding a) knowledge about democracy and related issues, b) attitudes towards school subjects, c) attitudes towards democracy and related issues and d) demography. The results of the study show satisfactory levels of democratic citizenship knowledge and attitudes among secondary school students. However, they suggest that there is a need for change in teaching methods in order to improve the teaching of democracy by reducing lectures and increasing the use of active methods of learning, modern media and particularly internet to improve teaching of democracy and human rights, increase number of classes per week and to run projects that link schools together at local and national level.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	28 Feb 2020 15:10
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2020 15:10
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/483

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