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In an exploratory project over 12 months, we investigated the role and impact of online citizen science (OCS) participation in primary school science education in four schools. Our inquiry focused on...
| Year published: 2020 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
How could tools such as Ask Away be used to give young people democratic experiences that make participation worthwhile?
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
How might social-studies teachers enact critical forms of citizenship education in classrooms and what pedagogies support this? This question is explored in relation to literature about...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
With the ever-increasing rate of social change, we need more than ever to provide a variety of opportunities for New Zealand students to ask questions about current social issues and...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
In a post-quake city with lots of empty spaces and vacant buildings, the small charitable trust Gap Filler has inspired young people to participate, contribute and fill these sites...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Sir Peter Jackson said that New Zealand is not a small country but a large village. Being a villager requires an active form of citizenship that involves collaboration, contribution,...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article explores how teachers and students can make the most of citizenship learning opportunities when they visit cultural institutions such as museums, galleries, and memorial parks...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The Electoral Commission’s vision is that young people become active and engaged citizens who understand and value what it means to live in a democracy, who have confidence in their...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
When our Pacific grandparents, parents and families migrated to Aotearoa they journeyed here for a better life and future for us. Our generation of Pacific youth leaders have many more...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Civics education is currently "flavour of the month" in Australia, as schools come to grips with a new curriculum, Discovering Democracy. Can schools overcome student apathy regarding politics?
| Year published: 1998 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article