TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching civic topics in four societies
T2 - Examining national context and teacher confidence
AU - Alviar-Martin, Theresa
AU - Randall, Jennifer D.
AU - Usher, Ellen L.
AU - Engelhard, George
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - The authors examined the confidence of teachers from Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, and the United States (N = 1375) to address civic topics with their students. The authors also used differential item functioning models to examine responses to items from the Teacher Confidence Scale of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's Civic Education Study (J. Tomey-Purta, R. Lehmann, H. Oswald, & W. Schulz, 2001; J. Torney-Purta, J. Schwille, & J. Amadeo, 1999). National case-study data explained findings within each context. Results revealed that the confidence of teachers varied when they addressed civic topics. Furthermore, teacher confidence varied as a function of country of residence. Case studies supported quantitative findings. Society-based factors, school-based factors, and public discourse illuminated effects of national context on teacher confidence. copyright
AB - The authors examined the confidence of teachers from Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, and the United States (N = 1375) to address civic topics with their students. The authors also used differential item functioning models to examine responses to items from the Teacher Confidence Scale of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's Civic Education Study (J. Tomey-Purta, R. Lehmann, H. Oswald, & W. Schulz, 2001; J. Torney-Purta, J. Schwille, & J. Amadeo, 1999). National case-study data explained findings within each context. Results revealed that the confidence of teachers varied when they addressed civic topics. Furthermore, teacher confidence varied as a function of country of residence. Case studies supported quantitative findings. Society-based factors, school-based factors, and public discourse illuminated effects of national context on teacher confidence. copyright
KW - Civic education
KW - Political socialization
KW - Rasch analysis
KW - Teacher self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.3200/JOER.101.3.177-188
DO - 10.3200/JOER.101.3.177-188
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41849101024
SN - 0022-0671
VL - 101
SP - 177
EP - 188
JO - Journal of Educational Research
JF - Journal of Educational Research
IS - 3
ER -