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ICCS 2027: Shaping the Future of Youth and Civic and Citizenship Education Worldwide
BY MARIA MAGDALENA ISAC, ANDRÉS SANDOVAL-HERNÁNDEZ, & JAN-PHILIPP WAGNER
ICCS 2027 comes at a time when societies and young people face multiple and complex social challenges, including the climate crisis, mass migration movements, eroding trust in democratic processes and increasing political polarization, the surge of populist and authoritarian ideologies, rapid AI evolution, cybersecurity challenges, the proliferation of fake news and the battle against disinformation, and the rise of violent conflicts and war. The importance of preparing young people to be informed, responsible, and engaged citizens is higher than ever, as is the importance of access to high-quality citizenship education. The ICCS 2027 consortium is currently engaged in a review and update of the ICCS Assessment Framework that aims to take all these societal challenges and emerging topics into account while engaging in a process of thoughtful innovation. Over its last three study cycles, ICCS recognized such challenges when devising its focus areas. ICCS 2022 included five focus areas that remain relevant. Recognizing their conceptual overlap, ICCS 2027 will continue to address and expand these focus areas by
Work for ICCS 2027 started earlier this year and kicked off with a productive first National Research Coordinators meeting at IEA’s premises in Hamburg. The ICCS 2027 consortium and the participating education systems are beginning work on the 2027 cycle with a strong commitment to uphold and strengthen ICCS’s role as the largest international, and only dedicated study of civic and citizenship education, focusing on citizenship learning within the school context. While developing the framework and procedures for the next ICCS cycle, particular attention is given to strengthening the unique ways in which the study informs educational policy, research, and practice in different countries by: • Providing comparative data and trends on citizenship learning outcomes, including civic knowledge, attitudes, and engagement; • Offering insights into the intended and implemented curricula for civic and citizenship education across different countries; • Fostering a better understanding of teacher preparedness and professional beliefs in the area of civic and citizenship education; • Highlighting actionable aspects of schooling that can enhance the quality and impact of citizenship education curricula and practices; • Supplying reliable, comparative, and actionable input, process, and outcome indicators that can help monitor progress toward national and international education policy agendas such as the EU's European Education Area and the UN’s Agenda for Sustainable Development.
giving a prominent role to education for sustainable development and global citizenship, diversity and inclusion, digital citizenship, and young people’s civic resilience.
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