Teaching Controversial Issues Through Education For Democratic Citizenship And Human Rights

Author : David Kerr,Ted Huddleston
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287188137

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Teaching controversial issues through education for democratic citizenship and human rights by David Kerr,Ted Huddleston Pdf

A professional development programme for teachers, designed to support and promote the teaching of controversial issues in schools in Europe. This publication offers practical guidance, support and training to help strengthen the handling of controversial issues in schools and other educational settings. It seeks to help teachers, leaders and trainers to effectively address controversial issues as part of their everyday professional practice. This is essential if education is to equip children and young people with the competences needed to protect and defend human rights, democracy and the rule of law, to participate effectively and to live peacefully with others in our culturally diverse societies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9287187053

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TEACHING CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES THROUGH EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS. by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Kerr,Ted Huddleston
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287188045

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Learning how to handle controversial issues in schools and other education settings by David Kerr,Ted Huddleston Pdf

Learning how to deal with controversial issues is at the heart of education for democratic citizenship and human rights education. Highlighting best practices from case studies across Europe, this guide offers innovative approaches and practical tools to handle controversy in schools effectively. Controversy and controversial issues are at the centre and at all levels of our democratic societies. This means that learning how to deal with such issues must always be at the heart of an effective education for democratic citizenship and human rights education (EDC/HRE). That learning takes place in schools and other education settings as children and young people progress in their education from early years, through primary, lower secondary and upper-secondary phases, into tertiary and higher education and beyond. The Council of Europe has an outstanding record in promoting education for democratic citizenship, human rights education and intercultural dialogue, and in fostering and teaching about the importance of democratic culture. It is therefore fitting that the Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Union, through the Joint Programme “Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation” (DISCO) – formerly known as the Human Rights and Democracy in Action Pilot Projects Scheme – has helped to facilitate the creation of this very timely good practice guide, which complements the manuals Teaching controversial issues and Managing controversy.

Author : David Kerr,Council of Europe,Ted Huddleston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9287187037

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Learning How to Handle Controversial Issues in Schools and Other Education Settings by David Kerr,Council of Europe,Ted Huddleston Pdf

Learning how to deal with controversial issues is at the heart of education for democratic citizenship and human rights education. Highlighting best practices from case studies across Europe, this guide offers innovative approaches and practical tools to handle controversy in schools effectively.Controversy and controversial issues are at the centre and at all levels of our democratic societies. This means that learning how to deal with such issues must always be at the heart of an effective education for democratic citizenship and human rights education (EDC/HRE). That learning takes place in schools and other education settings as children and young people progress in their education from early years, through primary, lower secondary and upper-secondary phases, into tertiary and higher education and beyond.The Council of Europe has an outstanding record in promoting education for democratic citizenship, human rights education and intercultural dialogue, and in fostering and teaching about the importance of democratic culture. It is therefore fitting that the Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Union, through the Joint Programme "Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation" (DISCO) - formerly known as the Human Rights and Democracy in Action Pilot Projects Scheme - has helped to facilitate the creation of this very timely good practice guide, which complements the manuals Teaching controversial issues and Managing controversy

Author : Thomas Misco,Jan De Groof
Publisher : Wolf Legal Publications
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Education
ISBN : 9462401896

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Cross-cultural Case Studies of Teaching Controversial Issues by Thomas Misco,Jan De Groof Pdf

This book explores controversial education issues in a variety of international contexts. Controversial issues constitute a normative anchor within citizenship education curriculum. The degree to which they are subjected to reflection has profound implications for the viability and vibrancy of democratic societies. Discussing controversial issues can overlap with ideological battles outside the school, or within it, but it trumps those given the essential mandate for students to deliberate about the common good, take a stand on issues, and explore ideas with multiple sources and perspectives. Every society privileges, in some form, the topics available for inquiry and discussion within their schools. Curriculum guidelines, exams, textbooks, colleagues, administrators, standards, teacher preparation, and local communities all influence teacher decisions and weigh upon the extent to which this normative mandate is realized. Yet, research about these decisions is typically tied to a singular context. In response, this book draws upon the work of an international team of authors and cinches together single-case and context-specific studies on the pathways and challenges to teaching controversial issues. It offers transferable, grounded, theoretical insights for educational policymakers and lawmakers, as they work to strengthen democratic citizenship education. The book explores controversial education issues in the United States, Australia, China, Ghana, Kenya, Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey. [Subject: Democracy, Citizenship, Educational Policy, Education Law]

Author : Nuraan Davids,Yusef Waghid
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030569853

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University Education, Controversy and Democratic Citizenship by Nuraan Davids,Yusef Waghid Pdf

This book explores the role of the university in upholding democratic values for societal change. The chapters advocate for the moral virtue of democratic patriotism: the editors and contributors argue that universities, as institutions of higher learning, can encourage the creation of critical and patriotic citizens. The book suggests that non-violence, tolerance, and peaceful co-existence ought to manifest through pedagogical university actions on the basis of educators’ desire to cultivate reflectiveness, criticality, and deliberative inquiry in and through their academic programmes. In a way, universities can respond more positively to the violence on our campuses and in society if public and controversial issues were to be addressed through an education for democratic citizenship and human rights.

Author : DAVID. COUNCIL OF EUROPE. HUDDLESTON KERR (TED.),Ted Huddleston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Citizenship
ISBN : 9287190356

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Learning how to Handle Controversial Issues in Schools and Other Education Settings by DAVID. COUNCIL OF EUROPE. HUDDLESTON KERR (TED.),Ted Huddleston Pdf

"Learning how to deal with controversial issues is at the heart of education for democratic citizenship and human rights education. Highlighting best practices from case studies across Europe, this guide offers innovative approaches and practical tools to handle controversy in schools effectively. Controversy and controversial issues are at the centre and at all levels of our democratic societies. This means that learning how to deal with such issues must always be at the heart of an effective education for democratic citizenship and human rights education (EDC/HRE). That learning takes place in schools and other education settings as children and young people progress in their education from early years, through primary, lower secondary and upper-secondary phases, into tertiary and higher education and beyond. The Council of Europe has an outstanding record in promoting education for democratic citizenship, human rights education and intercultural dialogue, and in fostering and teaching about the importance of democratic culture. It is therefore fitting that the Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Union, through the Joint Programme "Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation" (DISCO) - formerly known as the Human Rights and Democracy in Action Pilot Projects Scheme - has helped to facilitate the creation of this very timely good practice guide, which complements the manuals Teaching controversial issues and Managing controversy."--

Author : Jane Brown,Hamish Ross,Pamela Munn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Citizenship
ISBN : 1780460058

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Democratic Citizenship in Schools by Jane Brown,Hamish Ross,Pamela Munn Pdf

In recent years a greater emphasis has been placed on how nation states socialise and prepare the next generation of citizens. This book presents three themes: Democratic Schooling, Teaching Controversial Issues and Accountability. The scholars and school leaders who have contributed to this volume do so from a wide international perspective.

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287184474

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Managing controversy by Council of Europe Pdf

A tool for school leaders and senior managers for handling controversy and teaching controversial issues in schools. Controversy and controversial issues are at the centre of our democratic societies. This means that learning how to deal with such issues must also be at the heart of an effective education for democratic citizenship and human rights education (EDC/HRE). The publication aims to help strengthen the managing of controversial issues at whole-school level. This will benefit young people and also help contribute to more effective Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE), and the protection and strengthening of our democratic societies.

Author : Peter Brett,Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard,Maria Helena Salema,Sarah Keating-Chetwynd
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9287165556

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How All Teachers Can Support Citizenship and Human Rights Education by Peter Brett,Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard,Maria Helena Salema,Sarah Keating-Chetwynd Pdf

This publication sets out the core competences needed by teachers to put democratic citizenship and human rights into practice in the classroom, throughout the school and in the wider community. It is intended for all teachers, not only specialists but teachers in all subject areas, and teacher educators working in higher-education institutions or other settings, both in pre- and in-service training. Some 15 competences are presented and grouped into four clusters. Each cluster of competences corresponds to one chapter, within which the competences are described in detail and exemplified. The reader will find progression grids and suggested developmental activities for each competence: these grids, featuring focusing, developing, established and advanced practice, aim to help teachers and teacher educators determine the level to which their professional practice corresponds, and thus identify specific and practical improvements upon which they can focus.

Author : Joel Westheimer
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807756355

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What Kind of Citizen? by Joel Westheimer Pdf

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Author : Tibbitts, Felisa,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287199188

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Curriculum Development and Review for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education by Tibbitts, Felisa,Council of Europe Pdf

Education for democratic citizenship and human rights education are vital for peaceful, sustainable and inclusive societies based on respect for the human rights of every person. Effective teaching and learning processes require well-trained teachers, positive learning environments and high-quality learning materials. This is underpinned by education policy, including curriculum development and review, which is the main focus of this book. The strengthening of education policies in the fields of education for democratic citizenship and human rights lies at the very heart of the efforts of the Council of Europe, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Organization of American States. These organisations have jointly produced this publication in order to support states’ commitment to fostering citizenship and human rights education and improving access to quality education for all.

Author : Jonathan Zimmerman,Emily Robertson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226456348

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The Case for Contention by Jonathan Zimmerman,Emily Robertson Pdf

From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls that they are so commonly avoided within them. And this, they argue, is a tremendous disservice to our students. Armed with a detailed history of the development of American educational policy and norms and a clear philosophical analysis of the value of contention in public discourse, they show that one of the best things American schools should do is face controversial topics dead on, right in their classrooms. Zimmerman and Robertson highlight an aspect of American politics that we know all too well: We are terrible at having informed, reasonable debates. We opt instead to hurl insults and accusations at one another or, worse, sit in silence and privately ridicule the other side. Wouldn’t an educational system that focuses on how to have such debates in civil and mutually respectful ways improve our public culture and help us overcome the political impasses that plague us today? To realize such a system, the authors argue that we need to not only better prepare our educators for the teaching of hot-button issues, but also provide them the professional autonomy and legal protection to do so. And we need to know exactly what constitutes a controversy, which is itself a controversial issue. The existence of climate change, for instance, should not be subject to discussion in schools: scientists overwhelmingly agree that it exists. How we prioritize it against other needs, such as economic growth, however—that is worth a debate. With clarity and common-sense wisdom, Zimmerman and Robertson show that our squeamishness over controversy in the classroom has left our students woefully underserved as future citizens. But they also show that we can fix it: if we all just agree to disagree, in an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Author : Judith L. Pace
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475851984

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Hard Questions by Judith L. Pace Pdf

Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught than ever as we face up to rising authoritarianism, racial and economic injustice, and looming environmental disaster. Despite evidence that teaching controversy is critical, educators often avoid it. How then can we prepare and support teachers to undertake this essential but difficult work? Hard Questions: Learning to Teach Controversial Issues, based on a cross-national qualitative study, examines teacher educators’ efforts to prepare preservice teachers for teaching controversial issues that matter for democracy, justice, and human rights. It presents four detailed cases of teacher preparation in three politically divided societies: Northern Ireland, England, and the United States. The book traces graduate students’ learning from university coursework into the classrooms where they work to put what they have learned into practice. It explores their application of pedagogical tools and the factors that facilitated or hindered their efforts to teach controversy. The book’s cross-national perspective is compelling to a broad and diverse audience, raising critical questions about teaching controversial issues and providing educators, researchers, and policymakers tools to help them fulfill this essential democratic mission of education.

Author : Paula Cowan,Henry Maitles
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441136930

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Teaching Controversial Issues in the Classroom by Paula Cowan,Henry Maitles Pdf

Paula Cowan and Henry Maitles provide a thorough exploration of current debates and controversies relating to teaching controversial issues in primary and secondary schools. They also investigate the changing nature of this type of learning experience and explore its contribution to the curriculum, particularly history and citizenship education. Topics covered include:- What is the 'right' age to discuss controversial issues?- The Citizenship Agenda- Discussing Iraq with school students- Teaching the Holocaust in the multicultural classroom- IslamophobiaInternational case studies provide fresh insights and valuable student and teacher feedback into the teaching of what many perceive as sensitive and difficult areas. Reflective questions and activities encourage readers to really engage with the issues and annotated further reading suggestions provide links to useful resources. The supporting companion website provides more detailed additional information along with practical teaching resources for those looking to explore controversial issues in their own classroom.Essential reading for beginning teachers and teachers of citizenship and history, and education studies students exploring the teaching of controversial issues in the classroom.