Values in Political Science Students' Contextualizations of Nationalism

• Published in: Journal of political science education Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 126 - 140
• Main Authors: Murstedt, Linda, Trostek, Jonas R., Scheja, Max
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.01.2015; Taylor & Francis, Ltd
• Subjects: Attitude Change; Awards; College Freshmen; contextualization; Critical Theory; Education; Epistemology; Foreign Countries; Nationalism; Organizations (Groups); pedagogik; Political Attitudes; Political Science; Prior Learning; Role; Self Concept; Student Attitudes; Sweden; Tests; Values; warm conceptual change; Sweden

Recent research on conceptual change has argued that it is insufficient to assume that prior knowledge is the only aspect relevant in order to explain the conceptual change process. In addition, "warm constructs" such as emotions, epistemological beliefs, and values have been proposed to p...