In what has been a bumper period for Civics and Citizenship Education (CCE) in Australia, the NAP-CC report for 2024 was released this week, and immediately caused an uproar, as it indicated that the percentage of Australian students meeting the level of proficient had fallen (from what were already pretty low levels). This marks a…
Category: Citizenship
Some initial thoughts on the JSCEM Report on CCE in Australia
A couple of weeks ago, the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters released their report “From Classroom to Community” which examined civics and citizenship education in Australia. It coincided with the delayed (due to COVID) release of the NAP-CC results (more on that later). This has contributed to something of a ‘boom’ in civics and…
What’s the value?
So, last week, I announced that I had, with Springer, published an edited collection about Civics and Citizenship Education. Publishing a new book is always a big deal, but this one was a little bit different – as I mentioned in my previous post, this book was a collection of summaries that had been generated…
Book Release: An Introduction to Civics and Citizenship Education
It’s not often you publish two books in two weeks! I recently also released a book about civics and citizenship education – but this is a book with a difference. Here’s an extract from the introduction: As I intimated above, this book is different to other sole author or edited books. The reason for that…
A balanced diet: Teachers and online professional development
“In their shoes”: Leveraging VR for experiential civics and citizenship education
Active and informed members of the community?
This is a short piece I wrote for ACEL’s Resources in Action publication. COVID and Citizenship Education At a time when schools across the country are trying to deal with the challenges of the COVID19 pandemic, it might seem strange to be emphasising the importance of young people developing the skills, knowledges, and attitudes required…
Teaching in an Election Year
These are the rough notes I made for a panel session run by Social Education Victoria about Teaching in an Election Year. As is always the case, the students were the best part of the presentation. I’m going to say something that I think might prove to be a little bit provocative. While I think…
Presentation on Global Citizenship
This was a 10 minute introduction to Global Citizenship I put together for students enrolled in the MEG Global Ambassador program.
Interview with Dr Bryan Smith from JCU
This is an interview that I undertook with Dr Smith from JCU about active citizenship education. We discussed objectivity, parent and community engagement and lots more.