How Does a Future EU Citizen Look Like? Regional Differences in Global Competence of Students: Evidence From PISA 2018

Conference: The European Conference on Education (ECE2021)
Title: How Does a Future EU Citizen Look Like? Regional Differences in Global Competence of Students: Evidence From PISA 2018
Stream: Education, Sustainability & Society: Social Justice, Development & Political Movements
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Jogaila Vaitekaitis, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Audronė Jakaitienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Julius Žilinskas, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Dovilė Stumbrienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Abstract:

Increasingly complex and interconnected world requires not only mathematical or scientific literacies, but ability to understand cultural diversity, recognise core values of democracy, empathy and tolerance. According to the United Nations, the “optimistic” 3°C climate warming in this century will accelerate desertification, drought, ecosystem degradation and sea-level rise, which will directly affect more than 1 billion people. It is modelled that by 2050 this will summon 200 to 630 million asylum seekers and climate change refugees. What kind of knowledge, skills and values do students need to get ready for challenging future? OECD has an answer – people with global competence. In 2018 cycle of PISA, OECD has assessed 15-year-old students’ global competence – a multidimensional capacity that encompasses skills, knowledge and values needed to thrive in interconnected world. Using this data, we applied Principal Component Analysis to get a glimpse of how does a future EU citizen look like. The analysis was performed for 22 EU countries based on four dimensions of the global competence construct. The results show that Eastern European students stand out as taking least actions for sustainability, while in Northern Europe - Lithuanian students report highest awareness of global issues; a separate attention is granted for Southern European countries which report having the strongest (Italy, Greece) and lowest (Spain) anti-immigrant attitudes. Further analysis can supply policymakers and educators with evidence for challenging time ahead.

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