Students’ Attitudes Toward Europe and the Future of Europe
摘要
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022 European student questionnaire investigated students’ attitudes toward cooperation among European countries, students’ positive and negative expectations for the European future, and their attitudes toward the European Union. Findings revealed that most of the European students supported cooperation among European countries. Students from above average socioeconomic backgrounds and with higher levels of civic knowledge tended to more strongly support cooperation. Results also showed that positive and negative expectations toward the future of Europe varied greatly across countries and that lower-secondary students held positive perceptions about the European Union. In almost all countries, students’ negative attitudes toward the EU were positively associated with below-average socioeconomic backgrounds and lower levels of civic knowledge. This chapter of the European Report also includes findings from the international student questionnaire on students’ trust in European institutions and students’ expected participation in European elections. Findings highlighted that about half of the students expressed trust in European institutions and were expecting to vote in European elections.