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Kasa, Tuija; Rautiainen, Matti; Malama, Mia; Kallioniemi, Arto – Human Rights Education Review, 2021
This article discusses democracy and human rights education (DHRE) in Finnish teacher education, drawing on existing literature, curricula and a survey of student teachers' perceptions. Earlier studies suggested that DHRE in Finnish teacher education is unsystematic, implicit, and dependent on the teacher's individual interests. These studies…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Democracy, Foreign Countries, Student Teachers
Darmanin, Martina – European Students' Union, 2020
These recommendations have been put together for the guidance and reference of European Students' Union (ESU's) membership of national student unions and student representatives mandated by point 2.3.b. of ESU's Plan of Work 2019-2020: "ESU should develop recommendations on what students can do to promote democratic citizenship education and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Student Unions, Foreign Countries
Gabriela Martínez Sainz – International Journal of Human Rights Education, 2018
Teaching human rights is a challenging and complex endeavour that requires the translation of policy into practice. Practitioners working in the implementation of Human Rights Education (HRE) programs need to convert the abstract content of human rights and general guidelines offered in human rights policies into contextually relevant teaching…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Tracchi, Matteo – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
Purpose: The article gives a brief introduction to the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) and illustrates the review process of its implementation. Focusing on the second review cycle of 2016, it stresses that the Council of Europe fell short of a thorough analysis of the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Citizenship Education, Nongovernmental Organizations, Financial Support
Missira, Vassiliki – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
The article intends to identify whether and to what extent the educational activities supported by the European action programmes of the Council of Europe (CoE), as well as the European Union (EU), contribute to the promotion of active European citizenship. Taking into consideration that an effort is taking place to actively involve citizens --…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries
Tak-sang, Dick Yau – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: Prior to the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, the civic education were characterized by denationalization and depoliticization. After the Joint Declaration, many of the conflicts emerged between the national interests advocated by the nationalistic camp and the Hong Kong interests promoted by the Liberal camp in the newly…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Nationalism, Citizenship, Democracy
Pike, Mark A. – Educational Review, 2007
This article demonstrates that while the more obvious and visible forms of citizenship education (such as introducing it as a new subject on the timetable and a public examination option) are being endorsed and promoted in official discourse, less visible forms (such as attending to ethics and values across the curriculum or the impact of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Program Implementation
DeCesare, Dale – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2006
As the proceedings from a 2005 joint seminar between U.S. and United Kingdom service-learning and citizenship education experts and practitioners, this report presents information on the similar challenges both countries face in promoting and implementing political literacy and citizenship education programs. The seminar was entitled…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Service Learning, School Role
Borcanin, Natasa; Connolly, Stephen H.; Morgan, Edgar – 2000
The purpose of a civic education program in Bosnia and Herzegovina was to continue to promote the development of democratic principles through an informed electorate and a responsive government. To achieve this, the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) maintained the Zenica, Livno, and Doboj field offices and, in the final quarter…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Democracy
Quigley, Charles – 2000
This speech transcript addresses five questions about global trends in civic education for democracy: (1) What is happening in civic education throughout the world? (2) What are common strengths and weaknesses in civic education? (3) Does civic education work? (4) What policies should guide the development and implementation of civic education…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democracy, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries

Peters, Scott J. – Social Policy, 1993
The national-service movement promises to become a source of democratic renewal. Participation can be seen as the practice of citizenship if the political realities are recognized. The movement could produce a new generation of public leaders with practical skills and concepts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democracy, Leadership, Participation
McIntosh, Hugh; Berman, Sheldon H.; Youniss, James – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
In September 2003, Hudson High School in Hudson, Massachusetts launched two new civic development efforts--clustering and schoolwide governance--and moved into a new building designed to facilitate them. Clustering is designed to achieve a sense of community within a large school by creating small communities of 100 to 150 students. To create…
Descriptors: High School Students, Intervention, Citizenship Education, Focus Groups

Seigel, Susan; Rockwood, Virginia – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Outlines connections between community service experiences and preparing young people for participatory citizenship in a democratic society, identifying components of democratic education practices, distinguishing characteristics that promote democratic citizenship education, and describing several community service learning projects. (SLD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Critical Thinking, Democracy