Alejandro Tiana y el IEA

De todos es sabido que probablemente la idea de implantar la asignatura de EpC pudo haber salido del mismo Alejandro Tiana, que resulta ser uno de los miembros honoríficos de la "International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement". Al parecer estamos ahora envueltos en el desarrollo de un nuevo estudio que se completará en el 2009 y en el que participa España:

"ICCS 2009

The purpose of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is to investigate the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a range of countries. The study builds on the previous IEA study of civic education (CIVED) undertaken in 1999. It will report on student achievement on a test of conceptual understandings and competencies in civic and citizenship education. It will also collect and analyze data about student dispositions and attitudes relating to civic and citizenship education. Teacher and school questionnaires will gather information about teaching and class management practices, school governance and climate, and others.

The National Context Survey at the beginning of the study will collect information about civic and citizenship education and its contexts (aspects related to political, cultural and educational contexts) in each participating country."

Este es el segundo estudio que se hace de estas características, siendo que en el primero (1999) no participó España. Puede verse un sumario en este enlace.