1st Edition

Educating European Citizens Citizenship Values and the European Dimension

Edited By Gordon H. Bell Copyright 1995
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

Educating European Citizens (1995) explores problems and issues in citizenship education in the context of the move towards European cultural, economic and political union. An international group of educators address questions such as: the contribution of schools to the maintenance of peace and security; education beyond nationalism; and the relationship between the theory and practice of... Read more

Overview  1. Educating European Citizens Gordon H. Bell  France  2. From Rhetoric to Reality: Starting to Implement Education for European Values Hugh Starkey  3. Children and Young People’s City Councils: An Evaluation The National Association of Children and Youth Boards (L’Anacej)  England  4. Education for Citizenship in Europe Don Rowe  Denmark  5. Experiences with the European Dimension in Danish Schools Tove Heidemann  6. Types of Practice in Four Schools in the Copenhagen Region Jørgen Schoubye and Finn Lokkegaard  Italy  7. From Inter-cultural Education to Teacher Preparation: An Italian View in a Multicultural Perspective Cesare Scurati  Greece  8. The Image of Europe in the Curriculum of the Greek Elementary School George Flouris  Germany  9. Reflections on Concepts of European Education: A German Point of View Ingelore Oomen-Welke  10. Europe Schools Wolf Schwarz  11. Evaluating Europe Schools Gordon H. Bell  Conclusion  12. Developing a European Dimension in the Curriculum Raymond Ryba

Biography

Gordon H. Bell was Principal and Chief Executive of Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, and Director of the EC funded ‘Europe in the Primary School project’.