Young People's Views of Government, Peaceful Coexistence, and Diversity in Five Latin American Countries : IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 Latin American Report.

Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Executive summary -- Contexts for civic and citizenship education in the five Latin American countries -- Students' perceptions of public institutions and government -- Students' views on peaceful coexistence -- Students' perceptions of social cohesion and diversity -- Implications -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction and background -- Background -- Conceptual framework and research questions -- Data collection and instruments -- Participating countries, population, sample design, and data collection -- Overview of the ICCS 2016 Latin American report -- References -- CHAPTER 2: Contexts for civic and citizenship education -- Chapter highlights -- Education systems and national contexts -- Historical and political background of civic and citizenship education in each country -- Chile -- Colombia -- Dominican Republic -- Mexico -- Peru -- Profiles of civic and citizenship curricula -- Chile -- Colombia -- Dominican Republic -- Mexico -- Peru -- Approaches to civic and citizenship education -- Discussion of differences and similarities -- References -- CHAPTER 3: Students' perceptions of public institutions and government -- Chapter highlights -- Students' justification of dictatorship and endorsement of authoritarian government practices -- Students' endorsement of corrupt practices in government -- Students' trust in institutions -- References -- CHAPTER 4: Students' views on peaceful coexistence -- Chapter highlights -- Students' attitudes toward the use of violence -- Students' endorsement of disobedience to the law -- Students' sense of empathy -- References -- CHAPTER 5: Students' perceptions of social cohesion and diversity -- Chapter highlights -- Students' acceptance of social minorities -- Students' attitudes toward homosexuality -- Students' perceptions of discrimination in society.

References -- CHAPTER 6: Discussion of results and implications for research, policy, and practice -- Summary of findings -- Contexts for civic and citizenship education -- Students' perceptions of public institutions and government -- Students' views on peaceful coexistence -- Students' perceptions of social cohesion and diversity -- Implications for research, policy, and practice -- Outlook -- References -- APPENDIX A: SAMPLING INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION RATES -- APPENDIX B: STUDENT PERCENTAGES FOR DICHOTOMOUS VARIABLES -- APPENDIX C: ITEM MAPS -- References -- APPENDIX D: ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ICCS 2016.

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