Citizenship education is highly topical, at present, as consideration is given as to how to better prepare young people for the challenges and uncertainties of life in a rapidly changing world. There are interesting developments underway in many countries, including England. This paper presents the findings of a comparative analysis of citizenship education in 16 countries, in Europe, the Pacific Rim and North America. The analysis was centred on six fundamental aspects of citizenship education, namely: curriculum aims, organisation and structure; teaching and learning approaches; teacher training; textbooks and resources; assessment, and current developments. Key questions were identified for each aspect and answers to those questions sought. The paper presents the main findings from the analysis of the fundamental aspects of citizenship education. It raises important questions about what can be learnt from comparative analysis and the extent to which such findings can inform policy and practice in national and international contexts. Discussion of the conduct and outcomes of the analysis will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and practitioners.

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Državljanska vzgoja je trenutno zelo aktualna, ker razmišljamo, kako bi mlade ljudi bolje pripravili na izzive in negotovosti življenja v hitro spreminjajocem se svetu. Prihaja do zanimivih napredkov, tudi v Angliji. Pricujoci prispevek predstavlja ugotovitve primerjalne analize državljanske vzgoje v šestnajstih evropskih, pacifiških in severnoameriških državah. Analiza je osredotocena na šest temeljnih vidikov državljanske vzgoje: cilji kurikulov - njihova organizacija in struktura, pristopi k ucenju in poucevanju, usposabljanje uciteljev, ucbeniki in sredstva, ocenitev in najnovejši razvoj na tem podrocju. Iskali smo odgovore na zastavljena kljucna vprašanja za posamezne vidike. Prispevek predstavlja glavne ugotovitve analize temeljnih vidikov državljanske vzgoje. Postavlja pomembna vprašanja o tem, cesa se lahko naucimo iz primerjalne analize in do katere mere so takšna odkritja lahko koristna za politike in prakse v nacionalnem in mednarodnem okviru. Razprava o poteku in rezultatih analize bo zanimiva za raziskovalce, oblikovalce politik in izvajalce.

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