ICCS
International comparative study on political education
What is ICCS?
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is an international large scale assessment study on civic and citizenship education in schools. It examines how well young people are prepared for their role as responsible citizens in democratic societies. The focus is on political knowledge, attitudes towards democracy, the willingness of eighth-grade students to participate, their learning and participation experiences, and relevant school and social conditions.
On this website, students and their parents, school administrators and teachers, as well as researchers and other interested parties, can find information about ICCS 2027 in Germany.
News
National Research Coordinators (NRC) Meeting in Santiago de Chile (September)
The fourth meeting of the ICCS 2027 National Research Coordinators (NRCs) took place in Santiago, Chile, from 7 to 11 September 2026. The meeting was hosted by the Chilean ICCS team at the Agencia de Calidad de la Educación and jointly organized with the ICCS International Study Center at the University of Bath.
ICCS presentation at an international symposium in Santiago de Chile
Upon invitation of the Universidad Diego Partales (UDP, Santiago de Chile), Hermann J. Abs contributed to an international symposium on citizenship education in times of uncertainty.
Publikationen
The role of 14-year-olds’ civic knowledge, learning and socialization in school for their external efficacy: an international comparison
Schröter, Till & Hahn-Laudenberg, Katrin (2025)
ICCS 2022: School socialization and civic and citizenship education of 14-year-olds in international comparison
Hermann Josef Abs, Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg, Daniel Deimel, Johanna F. Ziemes (eds.)
