The Purposes of Education: A Citizen Perspective Beyond Political Elites

Ebba Henrekson, Fredrik O. Andersson, Jurgen Willems*

*Korrespondierende*r Autor*in für diese Arbeit

Publikation: Wissenschaftliche FachzeitschriftOriginalbeitrag in FachzeitschriftBegutachtung

Abstract

Education has long been an area of political debate in the United States, with politicians and policymakers advocating for distinct societal and/or individual purposes of K–12 education. In this article, we examine the public opinion on the purpose of education, and we explore whether this political divide on the purpose of education is also represented in the broad public opinion. For a sample 19,032 U.S. respondents, we test whether citizens’ partisanship corresponds with their opinions on seven educational purposes. We observe that the public opinion represents a multifunctional view on education and that some but rather small differences relate to partisanship. We frame these findings in the existing literature and postulate avenues for further research.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
FachzeitschriftEducational Researcher
DOIs
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 2025

Österreichische Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige (ÖFOS)

  • 501016 Pädagogische Psychologie
  • 502027 Politische Ökonomie
  • 502031 Public Management

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