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| Changes of Civic Literacy of Middle School Students in Hong Kong：Analysis Based on two Civic Literacy survey programs of IEA |
| LIU Zheng-Xian |
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Abstract In the new century, How about the level of civic literacy in Hong Kong middle school students in the background of globalization? Are there any changes compared with that of ten years ago? How often these students take part in public and political life and which factors are related to this? Are there any changes in identity of these students after 1997? This article compares two survey programs on civic literacy conducted by IEA and draws a conclusion that Hong Kong middle school students perform excellent in civic knowledge, participations and identities. Confronted the challenges of globalization, Hong Kong middle school students form multilevel identity. And school education plays a positive role in cultivation of students’ identities and formation of their values.
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Received: 10 April 2014
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2014, Vol. 11 
