A study of the relationship between the citizen s education and the development of values for teenagers in the eighth year of basic education, at the providence high school in Gijón - Spain, during the first trimester, school year 2009-2010

Abstract

The Providence Catholic High School is a Catholic, co-educational, diocesan secondary school administered by the Augustinians. They are staffed by both religious and lay people. The school has been located in Gijón, Asturias since 1962. Their current enrollment is approximately 1150 students. They teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Catholic Christian community. They prepare students of all faiths and races for the challenges of college and adult life through a quality college preparatory education. They are a community who strive to love one another as our God loves us. The Providence Catholic High School has difficulty in implementing entirely new programs for democratic citizenship within school curricula. These programs have encouraged a new approach to civic education, based upon democratic citizenship that has sought to focus the young on becoming knowledgeable, active citizens whose civic engagement and application of democratic values can sustain their democracy. The thesis is structured with the following parts: Part I is about the Problem Identification of the High School, the Variables, Objective and Justification of the Thesis. Part II refers to the Theoretical Frame, the Providence High School, the Citizen s Education and the Development of values. Part III talks about the Methodological Design, the Type of Research, Population Sample, Data Analysis Procedures. Part IV is about the Graphic Presentation of the Results, Analysis of the Data, Conclusions and Recommendations. Part V refers to the Proposal about Teaching Training Program based on Civic Engagement of Young Spanish Citizens.