A portfolio of competences for democratic culture - Standard version (2021)
ISBN 978-92-871-8756-7
An invaluable tool that can be used to foster and support the development of democratic and intercultural competences in learners from approximately 10-11 years upwards.
A portfolio of competences for democratic culture - Young learners version (2021)
ISBN 978-92-871-8757-4
An invaluable tool that can be used to foster and support the development of democratic and intercultural competences in younger learners, that is, children up to approximately the age of 10-11 years.
Reference framework of competences for democratic culture (RFCDC) - Guidance document for higher education (2020)
ISBN 978-92-871-9021-5
This publication explores how the RFCDC can be used in higher education. This guidance document offers suggestions for teaching, learning and institutional policy.
Higher education's response to the Covid-19 pandemic - Building a more sustainable and democratic future Council of Europe Higher Education Series No.25 (2021)
ISBN 978-92-871-8823-6
The book describes the various ways in which higher education is facing the Covid-19 pandemic. It is designed to help universities, specifically their staff and students as well as their partners, contribute to a more sustainable and democratic future.
Academic freedom, institutional autonomy and the future of democracy Council of Europe Higher Education Series No.24 (2020)
ISBN 978-92-871-9018-5
Building on the Global Forum held in Strasbourg in June 2019, authors from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Mediterranean region explore the importance of academic freedom and institutional autonomy to democracy.
Teachers often struggle to find appropriate teaching resources for citizenship and human rights education. Those which are currently available vary greatly in quality and coverage of topics is patchy.
The six Council of Europe “Living Democracy” manuals provide teachers with high-quality lesson materials which have been tested by educators in several countries and are flexible enough to enable both experienced and trainee teachers to introduce citizenship and human rights education into their schools in a fun, interactive and challenging way. They draw on expert authors from different parts of Europe and cover the whole age range from primary to secondary or high school.
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, assessment - Companion volume (2020)
ISBN 978-92-871-8621-8
A "must-have" manual intended to promote quality plurilingual education, facilitate greater social mobility and stimulate reflection and exchange between language professionals for curriculum development and in teacher education
Signposts teacher training module - Teaching about religions and non-religious world views in intercultural education (2020)
ISBN 978-92-871-8948-6
Starting from the need to deal with religious and non-religious world views in intercultural education, Signposts is a model for addressing diversity and controversy, helping policy makers, curriculum developers and teacher trainers to respond effectively to the new situations and challenges with which the world confronts us every day.
This report looks at the ways in which democracy and human rights are promoted through education in Europe today and puts forward priorities for action.
It shows that across Council of Europe member states, education is increasingly recognised as a tool for tackling radicalisation leading to terrorism...
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