Abstract:

Civics education knowledge and skills are deemed necessary across all ages to assist or strengthen the favourable practice of and influence on current and future civic life through diverse curricula and associated activities in community and society context. The current paper explores Greek students’ civic attitudes and skills feedback when they participated in a pilot study run at public and private secondary schools in two different regions in Greece during the academic year 2017-2018. The case study was deployed to explore the civic attitudes and skills of 111 millennials (youths) in order to indicate their civic and community engagement levels associated with citizenship values and culture in public and private high school education. Empirical findings demonstrate positive and direct significant relationships between interpersonal and problem-solving skills, leadership skills, civic action, civic responsibility, political awareness, social justice, knowledge about political and societal issues, modified gains in problem-solving and leadership skills and diversity attitudes, post-youths’ assessment. Theoretical and practical implications and avenues for further research are discussed in light of citizenship education within Greek and across diverse international cultural settings.

Acknowledgement:
In loving memory of my parents, doctor Georgios Makris and teacher Georgia Tsiotou-Makri.

Keywords:

Millennials, citizenship education, public and private high schools, Greece.