Is it Possible to Identify Basic Citizenship Values and Skills at a Universal Level? A Framework Attempt

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 97 - 116, 01.03.2024

Betül Gökçınar İlker Dere

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.21.11.2

Abstract

This research aims to create a framework that includes basic citizenship skills and values. The framework focuses on citizenship values and skills directly or implicitly addressed in the literature on citizenship education. The research sample comprises 183 international studies, including books, book chapters, articles, reports, and proceedings. In terms of reflecting the sample, this figure is quite significant. Based on our study, we defined responsibility, respect, equality, helpfulness, justice, ethics, sensitivity, dedication, honesty, and freedom as basic citizenship values. Basic citizenship skills involve participation, literacy, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, cooperation, awareness, empathy, and questioning. There are several other values and skills beyond those listed. In this study, we have attempted to standardize the basic citizenship values and skills that we believe are significant in many nations. To establish a benchmark, we included the ten most mentioned values and skills in the literature to ensure representativeness. We also utilizes expert evaluations to improve the reliability and validity of the study. Various researchers can verify this framework because the values and skills were derived from the analyzed studies on reliability and validity. As a result, we expect this study to provide an up-to-date perspective on the values and skills that all citizens should possess.

Keywords

citizenship, citizenship education, citizenship types, values, skills

Ethical Statement

Since this study is based on literature studies, it does not require ethics committee approval.

Thanks

This article was produced from the master's thesis written by the first author under the supervision of the second author.

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