Students’ Citizenship Competence Learning in China’s Yangzhong City

Abstract

ABSTRACT With specific reference to Yangzhong city in China, this study investigates students’ citizenship competence learning – political identity, scientific spirit, legal awareness and public participation. The study uses a mixed methodology of questionnaires, classroom observations, document analyses and interviews to collect data and identifies three patterns of students’ citizenship competence learning. This study provides empirical data that supplements the existing literature on citizenship-as-practice in the context of China.