T-Kit on European Citizenship
Future Developments
Our Conceptual Framework
Contemporary Approaches to Education for European Citizenship
Our Educational Approach to European Citizenship
Citizenship Scenarios – Project Examples
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Having looked at how other people and institutions are approaching education for European Citizenship, the next chapter explores our ideas for how to go about it.
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Contemporary Approaches to Citizenship
educational contexts and programmes of these institutions has shown that there is more to this kind of education than just factual knowledge. The European Citizenship education coin has two sides, one relating to cognitive development and the other relating to the development of attitudes. There is even reason to believe that of the two sides of the European Citizenship education coin, the attitudinal side is the more important in addressing some of the difficulties of education for citizenship mentioned above, such as the motivation problem.
Which do you feel is more important – developing attitudes or knowledge?
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A History of Europe and Citizenship