Tag Archives: citizenship education

Citizen Participation Resources

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

We believe real change comes through social innovation; an open exchange between people to reach a higher goal. Our innovation experts help you design an innovation process that helps you find the best method for your organisation. We guide your … Continue reading →

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New Schools, New Knowledge, New Teachers: Creating the Citizen School

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

Conservative modernization is the result of a tense and sometimes contradictory blend of four kinds of reforms in teacher education and in educational policy and practice in general — neoliberal market-based reforms, neo-conservative reforms involving strong central cultural authority, authoritarian … Continue reading →

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Building bridging Social Capital in a Divided Society: the role of Participatory Citizenship Education

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

Participatory citizenship education has been highlighted as a strategy to promote social cohesion in divided societies whereby collaborations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and inter-school links have been proposed as tools to improve social networks between schools and communities. This article … Continue reading →

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Developing the conditions for Education for Citizenship in Higher Education

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

The key questions surrounding education for citizenship in higher education; – what is education for? – what are universities for? and – what values should education systems aim to develop in young people? raise complex issues. As these are such challenging … Continue reading →

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