A glossary of terms for Education for Democratic Citizenship
DEVELOPING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING
By Ms Karen O’Shea
Council of Europe
Strasbourg, 22 October 2003
Acknowledgements
The author wishes to acknowledge all those who contributed to the Council of Europe documents that were the source for developing this glossary. They include report writers, researchers, participants at seminars and conferences and Council of Europe staff. Without their deliberations and considered thinking developing this glossary would not have been possible.
The author hopes that the terms given in this glossary adequately express the ideas contained in many of the report and studies produced and as such reflect the wide range of thinking available within the Council of Europe. The documents that supported the writing of this glossary are listed in the bibliography.
CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Introduction
SECTION I: Core Concepts
Citizen/Citizenship
Diversity
Citizenship Sites
Economic and Social Rights
Civil and Political Rights
Education for Democratic Citizenship
Cultural Rights
Equality
Democracy/Democratic
Human Rights
SECTION II: Processes and Practices
Action
Learner Centred
Active Learning
Life-long Learning
Co-operative Learning
Reflection
Critical Analysis
Research
Curriculum Development Teacher/Educator Training
Evaluation
SECTION III: Outcomes
Affective Outcomes
Responsibility
Cognitive Outcomes
Social Cohesion
Participation
Solidarity
Positive Peace
Sustainable Development
Pragmatic or Action Outcomes
Bibliography
Executive Summary
Education for Democratic Citizenship (within this glossary the term EDC will be used) is a subject that has achieved significant prominence and interest within the Council of Europe and individual member states. The resulting increase has led to the widening of the debate and the inclusion on new partners in the field. A significant number of these new partners play an important role in promoting EDC at a policy level. Some of these new partners are not as familiar with the nuances of meaning that underpin many of the terms commonly used within
discussion and debates on EDC. This glossary therefore is offered as a tool to support the promotion of EDC policy in member States.
It is beyond the scope of this glossary to include the full range of terms associated with EDC.
The terms chosen reflect current thinking within a number of Council of Europe documents.
They are not offered as strict definitions but rather as short explorations of the term and its relationship to EDC.
The glossary includes thirty-one terms and is divided into three sections, namely:
• Core concepts
• Processes and practices of EDC
• Outcomes of EDC.
Thus the glossary seeks to offer the reader an introductory framework and pathway through the significant terms associated with EDC.
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