THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIC AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION STUDY (ICCS) AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

This article, the author argues, that the findings of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS, 2009) can be used to foster improvement of educational practice, if communicated to practitioners. She outlines that ICCS findings support approaches in citizenship education promoting a holistic view on knowledge, skills and attitudes/dispositions, a focus on democratic school development and an integration of young people's civic experiences in the wider community The article introduces a series of events, called Educators' Consultations, presenting and discussing ICCS findings with educational practitioners. Highlighting some experiences from past Educators' Consultations, the author concludes that the findings should be more actively used as a resource in teacher training.