An Evaluation of 'Citizen in a Democracy' ('Polgar a Demokraciaban'), [1998-1999].

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Title: An Evaluation of 'Citizen in a Democracy' ('Polgar a Demokraciaban'), [1998-1999].
Language: English
Hungarian
Authors: Dziuban, Charles D., Cornett, Jeffrey W., Moskal, Patsy D., Florida Law Related Education Association, Tallahassee., CIVITAS-Hungary, Budapest.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 118
Publication Date: 1999
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Competition, Democracy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, International Programs, Political Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys
Geographic Terms: Hungary
Abstract: This evaluation of CIVITAS-Hungary's "Citizen in a Democracy" competition for 1999 extends the pilot study results obtained in 1998. The evaluation is concerned with the effects of the "Citizen in a Democracy" competition on students, schools, and families in Hungary. The report contains the following sections: "Executive Summary"; "The 'Citizen in a Democracy' Competition"; "Data Collection Scoring Protocols" ("Surveys"); "Final Competition Scoring Protocol"; "Data Collection Procedures"; "Data Analysis" ("Student Responses"; "Teacher Responses"; "Student Scores on the final Protocol"; "Structural Analysis of the Student Responses"); "Results" ("Student in the Regional Competition"; "Teachers in the Regional Competition"; "Students in the Final Competition"; "Teachers in the Final Competition"; "The Scoring Protocol for the Final Competition"; "The Structural Analysis of the Student Responses"); and "The 'Citizen in a Democracy' Summary and Conclusions" ("Students at the Regional Level"; "Teachers at the Regional Level"; "Students at the Final Level"; "Teachers at the Final Level"; "The Scoring Protocol for the Final Competition"; "An Explanatory Structure for the 'Citizen in a Democracy'"). Contains 38 figures, 13 tables, and 3 references. Appendixes contain final competition program, regional competition protocol, survey instruments, final scores, regional teachers' comments, final students' comments, and photographs from the final competition. (BT)
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: ED450030
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This evaluation of CIVITAS-Hungary's "Citizen in a Democracy" competition for 1999 extends the pilot study results obtained in 1998. The evaluation is concerned with the effects of the "Citizen in a Democracy" competition on students, schools, and families in Hungary. The report contains the following sections: "Executive Summary"; "The 'Citizen in a Democracy' Competition"; "Data Collection Scoring Protocols" ("Surveys"); "Final Competition Scoring Protocol"; "Data Collection Procedures"; "Data Analysis" ("Student Responses"; "Teacher Responses"; "Student Scores on the final Protocol"; "Structural Analysis of the Student Responses"); "Results" ("Student in the Regional Competition"; "Teachers in the Regional Competition"; "Students in the Final Competition"; "Teachers in the Final Competition"; "The Scoring Protocol for the Final Competition"; "The Structural Analysis of the Student Responses"); and "The 'Citizen in a Democracy' Summary and Conclusions" ("Students at the Regional Level"; "Teachers at the Regional Level"; "Students at the Final Level"; "Teachers at the Final Level"; "The Scoring Protocol for the Final Competition"; "An Explanatory Structure for the 'Citizen in a Democracy'"). Contains 38 figures, 13 tables, and 3 references. Appendixes contain final competition program, regional competition protocol, survey instruments, final scores, regional teachers' comments, final students' comments, and photographs from the final competition. (BT)