The Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) contains detailed guidance for ministries of education and education practitioners on how the conceptual model of competences and the descriptors can be used to create more effective education systems for promoting learners’ competences for democratic culture.
The intention is for this guidance to be used to assist the implementation of the RFCDC, whether this is occurring at the national, regional or local level, or at the level of an individual school or teacher who wishes to champion and implement the RFCDC.
It is strongly recommended that anyone who is considering implementing the Framework in one area or more should read the relevant guidance documents before beginning the process of implementation.
The guidance documents cover all of the following areas in which the RFCDC may be applied:
The Teacher self-reflection tool aims to support teachers and other educators to develop their own competences relating to democratic culture and a “democratic professional ethos”, which builds on the values of democracy, human rights and intercultural dialogue. It can be used as a means of getting acquainted with the RFCDC, but it can also be used as a companion to self-reflection on teaching and democratic competences.
Access the online version of the Teacher self-reflection tool. Users can create individual free accounts and use the tool for guidance and for recording individual reflections. No personal information is collected and all information recorded by users is confidential and only accessible to them.
This publication explores how the RFCDC can be used in higher education. This guidance document offers suggestions for teaching, learning and institutional policy.
This publication aims to explain how the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) supports Digital Citizenship Education, and how competences for democratic culture outlined in the RFCDC are related and used to underpin digital citizenship education in classroom settings. This guidance document targets policymakers, curriculum developers, educators, and other stakeholders involved in education.
Download the Teacher self-reflection tool in PDF format.
Access the online version of the Teacher self-reflection tool. Users can create individual free accounts and use the tool for guidance and for recording individual reflections. No personal information is collected and all information recorded by users is confidential and only accessible to them.
