Towards an ideal model of education for critical citizenship. An analysis of the Spanish curricular change in Social Sciences

In this study, we analyzed the presence of citizenship education in the new Spanish Social Sciences curriculum, focusing on both the primary and secondary education stages. The relevance of the study stems from the need to adapt to a new reality, in which it is crucial to develop in children and you...

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Autores: Navarro Medina, Elisa, Ross, E. Wayne, Pérez Rodríguez, Noelia, Alba Fernández, Nicolás de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/167719
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/167719
https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Citizenship education
Curriculum
Primary education
Secondary education
ICCS
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Sumario:In this study, we analyzed the presence of citizenship education in the new Spanish Social Sciences curriculum, focusing on both the primary and secondary education stages. The relevance of the study stems from the need to adapt to a new reality, in which it is crucial to develop in children and young people the skills to understand, interpret, and make critical decisions. Considering the model outlined as ideal, and being aware of the difficulty involved in achieving it, we took as a reference a possible model to analyze the Spanish curriculum, the ICCS study framework. The research presented is based on a review of policy documents and analyzes the curricula of compulsory education stages through a content analysis technique. The results show that in the Spanish curriculum, under the logic of the ICCS framework, cognitive skills and citizen content are more prevalent than those based on attitudes and engagement. This issue prompts us to reflect on the future changes that should be made to approach the model we consider relevant