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Civil Society and the Role of Education

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Although ICT is spreading very quickly around the world, its use in administrative and political processes is not accessible to everybody, especially in developing countries where infrastructure is poor and a large portion of the population is illiterate. Education is crucial in order to address these shortcomings. In addition to enabling the effective use of ICT in the fight against corruption, education can affect citizens’ attitudes toward corruption in important ways. Schools play a prime role in the formation of citizenship, providing the first non-familial context in which individuals’ moral and thinking capacities are developed. Students at school learn about basic norms and responsibilities, find out how democracy functions and are encouraged to participate in social activities which foster trust and reciprocity. Moreover, by enrolling students from different socioeconomic backgrounds in the same system, schools lead to the creation of mutual respect.

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    Level 3 National Vocational Qualification (NVQ3): competence-based vocational qualification equivalent to an A-level school-leaving qualification.

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Sekkat, K. (2018). Civil Society and the Role of Education. In: Is Corruption Curable?. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98518-3_15

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