Civic Education and Student Responses to Global Issue

Abstract

This study is based on thinking that Civic Education has role in building students' global insight and awareness. Through Civic Education, students will aware of their role and responsibility toward global issue. One of the most effective ways to improve the world and help people inside it is through social movement. Therefore, Civic Education has role to encourage students in understanding complex global issue and deciding what step and action done as the form of response to global challenge. This study aims to reveal how the role of Civic Education course in State University of Medan in building students' global insight and awareness, and how students view on the importance of social movement in responding global issue. The approach used in this study is qualitative and quantitative, with naturalistic method and descriptive analysis through survey. The study result showed that (1) Civic Education Course in State University of Medan had not optimized the effort to develop students' global insight and awareness. (2) Students have good view of global issue, but it is not showed through action and social movement in solving that global issue.

Eco-Literacy Citizenship Education Materials Based on Cultural Value: Research and Development Study at Universitas Negeri Medan

“…First, Civic Education Learning in Higher Education is still dominated by strengthening knowledge (civic knowledge), and paying less attention to aspects of attitude (civic knowledge) and skills (civic skills). This is in line with the results of research conducted by (Dharma, Sapriya, Winataputra, & Komalasari, 2018) which found that Citizenship Education Learning in Higher Education is still carried out verbally so that it has not touched the strengthening of citizens' attitudes and skills. The results also state that Citizenship Education not only strengthens citizens' knowledge, but also helps students gain new experiences to be actively involved in responding to global issues, including environmental issues (Dharma, Sapriya, Winataputra, & Komalasari, 2018).…”

“…This is in line with the results of research conducted by (Dharma, Sapriya, Winataputra, & Komalasari, 2018) which found that Citizenship Education Learning in Higher Education is still carried out verbally so that it has not touched the strengthening of citizens' attitudes and skills. The results also state that Citizenship Education not only strengthens citizens' knowledge, but also helps students gain new experiences to be actively involved in responding to global issues, including environmental issues (Dharma, Sapriya, Winataputra, & Komalasari, 2018). Furthermore, according to (Hidayah, Ulfah, & Suyitno, 2019) that Civic Education learning in Higher Education must provide learning experiences to students through various learning approaches such as contextual approaches, constructivism and open-ended.…”

Construction & Validation of Civic Sense Scale (CSS) in Urdu Language for Pakistani Secondary School Students

“…Furthermore, by teaching civic education, social integration and social cohesiveness among students of different ethnic and racial backgrounds can be achieved (Claes et al, 2009). Furthermore, civic education can resolve global terrorism, violence, racial and ethnic prejudice, and discrimination (Dharma et al, 2018).…”

Global Awareness Learning Through Multicultural Value Transformation

“…Furthermore, the results of research conducted by [5] on Citizenship Education and Student Social Movements in responding to global issues at Medan State University. The results show that Citizenship Education learning at Medan State University still does not accommodate the development of student global awareness and responsibility.…”