Citizenship_Education_The_Perceptions_of_Social

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Omani student-teachers of social
studies major about citizenship and citizenship education. Interviews were used to achieve this
purpose. Ten students participated in the study: 5 females and 5 males. Data were analyzed qualitatively
using analytic induction and interpretive analytic framework. Qualitative results show a
wide range of interesting views on citizenship that highlighted the influence of the social, cultural
and political context in shaping the meaning of citizenship and citizenship education. The results
from interviews can be classified into five categories: (a) Citizenship is a multi-faceted concept; (b)
Citizenship education is a crucial area in the school curriculum; (c) social studies is still the main
approach of introducing citizenship education; (d) citizenship education is an area which is missing
in teacher preparation programs and (e) Citizenship education is practiced to an extent in
practical training programs.