Data Sets: Examples and Access for Civic Statistics

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2023

Authors

Teixeira, Sónia (Author) FEP; Campos, Pedro (Author) FEP; Trostianitser, A (Author) Other

Book

Title: Statistics for Empowerment and Social Engagement: Teaching Civic Statistics to Develop Informed Citizens

Pages: 127-151

ISBN: 978-303120748-8; 978-303120747-1

Electronic ISBN: 9783031207488

Indexing

Scopus - 1 Citation

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Y-ZTB

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20748-8_6

Abstract (EN): Citizens are more and more encouraged to participate in public policy decision processes and, therefore, critical questions regarding our lives are asked every day. Informed citizens need access to data, and knowledge in order to explore, understand, and reason about information of a multivariate nature; it is not obvious how to access such data, or how to work with them. Educators face the challenge of adopting new approaches, and grasping new opportunities in order to support the development of students into informed citizens as adults. Educators often do not have time to locate information sources; moreover, it is a challenge to exploit the possibilities of open data wisely. This chapter points to data sets we have found valuable in teaching Civic Statistics; data must be authentic, and reflect the complexities of data used to inform decision making about social issues (whose features are explained in Chap. 2). Topics include refugees, malnutrition, and climate change. We provide enough details so teachers can locate and employ these data sets, or similar ones, as part of regular instruction. Information is made accessible using the innovative tool CivicStatMap, developed to provide access to teaching materials, along with data and analysis tools, including tools to support data visualisation. © Springer Nature Switzerl and AG 2022.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 24