Can Students' Attitudes Toward Immigrants Be Promoted by Global Citizenship Education? International Evidence From PISA

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Abstract

Students across the world will have more chances to interact with people who have an immigrant background because of globalization and an increase in international migrants and refugees. Unfortunately, however, not all students have inclusive attitudes toward immigrants and immigrant students are discouraged by exclusionary attitudes toward immigrants in a host country. This study examines whether attitudes toward immigrants can be developed by global citizenship education by using large-scale international data from the Program for International Student Assessment 2018. This study finds a positive relationship between global citizenship education and inclusive attitudes toward immigrants. This study further shows that this relationship is greater when students have contact at school with people from different countries and learn in multicultural school climate.

Author

• Soobin Choi, The Education University of Hong Kong
  Presenting Author