UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN CHINA
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This article presents a study about students’ associations in China and their role in citizenship education of young people. The study has taken place at Northeast Normal University, China and focused on two students’ associations. The research questions address to find out in what kind of the association activities students participate, what knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they obtain, and how these competences are related to citizenship education. The findings have shown that by participating in student association activities students acquire various practical and professional knowledge and skills. After joining the associations there have been great changes in their values and attitudes towards society, work and life. Student association activities enhance students’ voluntary actions, social and moral responsibility, civic values, and students’ personal development. This research is useful for studies on understanding of citizenship education in the Asia Pacific Region. It contributes to the pedagogy of citizenship education in informal curriculum activities. The results of the research can be used for making specific programs for arranging activity of students’ associations.
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