A Study on "Integrated Practical Study" in China as part of Citizenship Education : Analysis of Practices in Elementary Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the principles of the curriculum and instruction of "Integrated Practical Study" in China as part of citizenship education through analysis of some practices in elementary schools in Guangdong. The result of the analysis is as follows. 1) The aims of "Integrated Practical Study" in China are to develop the following practical abilities: inquiry, communication, social participation and action. 2) The contents of "Integrated Practical Study" in China are contemporary issues and problems: for example, environmental problems and social issues. 3) The methods of "Integrated Practical Study" in China involve social participatory study; to think and judge how we should act and participate in actual society as citizens in a community.