21.12137/9WLMLZCivil Society InstituteLT: LithuaniaLithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2023Social Sciencescitizenship skillscitizen participationpolitical influencesocial participationsocial behaviourcommunity actionpolitical awarenesspolitical behaviourpolitical powerpolitical participationPolitical behaviour and attitudesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaŽiliukaitė, RūtaRūtaŽiliukaitėCivil Society Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius university, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0003-4542-3288]Ramonaitė, AinėAinėRamonaitėInstitute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-1867-1852]Degutis, MindaugasMindaugasDegutisFaculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-5464-052X]Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-8970-0756])Burbienė, Diana (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-8435-090X])Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and HumanitiesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania2011-06-062009-12-102011-05-132025-03-102009-11-20/2009-12-10Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_036024883265471102297657031application/x-tartext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/x-tarapplication/pdf1.2<b> <i>The purpose of the study</i></b>: to determine the changes in Lithuanian teachers' interest in public affairs, their civil participation, willingness to be engaged in civil actions at the local and national level, the attitudes towards the available civil power and the assessment of the friendliness of social environment to engage in civil activities. <br> <b> <i> Major investigated questions</i></b>: respondents were asked which sources of information they use in order to learn about public affairs. They were also asked to indicate how they would behave if they and all the society confronted with a serious political, economic or any local problem. Civic participation of respondents was evaluated by asking questions about various forms of political participation and, community action and social solidarity. Political effectiveness of respondents was evaluated by asking questions about the power of different groups to influence decision-making. The risk of civil participation was evaluated by asking how much it is likely that those people, who initiate or actively participate in civil actions, would experience certain problems. <br> <b> <i> Socio-demographic characteristics</i></b>: the main course taught, year of birth, sex, size of the place of residence.SPSS, 25Dataverse collection “Civic Empowerment Index” contains surveys studying Lithuanian society as a political community and its development and changes.<p> The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Dataset (data and metadata) “Teachers’ Civic Empowerment Index, December 2009” from 2011-06-06 to 2021-10-01 was available on the portal of Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and Humanities (LiDA) www.lidata.eu; object PID: www.lidata.eu/data/quant/LiDA_PGI_0199; produced by Žvaliauskas Giedrius 2011-06-06. </p>Vilnius, LithuaniaGovernment of Lithuania (Long-term Civic and National Education Programme)