THE INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES: A CENTRAL ROLE FOR DEMOCRACY. THE PESTALOZZI PROGRAMME
EXPERIMENTATION
THE INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES: A CENTRAL ROLE FOR DEMOCRACY. THE PESTALOZZI PROGRAMME
EXPERIMENTATION
Author(s): Alberto FornasariSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Academiei Forțelor Aeriene „Henri Coandă”
Keywords: intercultural education; politics; empirical research; democracy; intercultural competences; European citizenship
Summary/Abstract: The Council of Europe has been actively involved in intercultural matters form back in the 70ies, mutual understanding being a preconditions for living together in a Europe without dividing lines and for the promotion of democracy and the respect for human rights and dignity. The current work of the Council of Europe on “developing intercultural competence through education” intends to support this change. The focus of Pestalozzi Programme experimentation is training activities for education professionals from 50 countries and it promotes and builds capacity around the transversal competences for democracy and an appropriate pedagogy.
Journal: Redefining Community in Intercultural Context
- Issue Year: 3/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 37-42
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English