ahmad gheyasvand
Abstract
Citizenship education is one of the objectives of social centers and institutions. The School Mayor Plan is a project of citizenship in the middle schools of Tehran. The aim of this project is to develop and promote social participation and institutionalize citizenship skills among students. This research ...
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Citizenship education is one of the objectives of social centers and institutions. The School Mayor Plan is a project of citizenship in the middle schools of Tehran. The aim of this project is to develop and promote social participation and institutionalize citizenship skills among students. This research evaluates the effectiveness of the School Mayor Plan. CIPP model is used to evaluate the effectiveness of this plan; however attempt has been made to present only the results of the evaluation of output quality. The research method is evaluation, and its population comprises all students who served as School Mayor, their parents and school administrators in Tehran in the academic year 2011-2012. In this study, we used a questionnaire to collect data and employed the face and sampling validity methods for reliability; also the Cronbach's alpha test was used for the validity of the variables. The findings indicate an increased sense of social responsibility and interest in and attachment to the school environment. In contrast, this plan did not have any positive impact on the social participation of students, the education and awareness of students, and the educational achievements of School Mayors.
