Conference on the Future of Citizenship and
Human Rights Education in Europe -
Strasburg, 20-22 June 2017
300 representatives of public authorities,
education professionals and non-governmental organizations from 45 European
countries met for a 3-days Conference at the Council of Europe (CoE) in Strasbourg,
to analyse the Report on the State of Citizenship and Human Rights Education in
Europe key conclusions and to renew their commitment to the charter
implementation to further enhance education for democratic citizenship and
human rights, and to use the Report highlights to propose Key actions for the
next phase of this effort.
EPA was represented by Herminio Correa, EPA Ambassador to the CoE at all the planning sessions
and at the following workshops.
Workshops 1 - Key conclusions of the Report on
the state of Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Europe – challenges and
opportunities:
Pre-school education
Workshop 1 - Promoting human rights and
democracy through education in Europe today – Case Studies
A Child have a say – do we understand them?
Workshops 2 - Putting learners at the centre
of education: good practices and lessons learned (Based on the articles of the
Charter)
Skills for promoting social cohesion valuing
diversity & handling differences & conflicts (article 13ª)
Workshops 3 - Looking to the future: Setting
the milestones (Recommendations for future action for the CoE, member states,
civil society organizations and education institutions, including the
development of the indicators as a European contribution towards Target 4.7 of
Sustainable Development Goal 4, in the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
Recommendations for civil society
organizations
At the end of the 3 days, a document with the
conclusions of the Conference to be presented to the Council of Europe was
presented and approved by all participants, of which we highlight the following
key actions:
Policy:
1. Include Education for Citizenship and Human
Rights Education (EDC/HRE) in national, regional and local policy and practices
for formal and non-formal education including youth work.
Implementation:
2. Ensure quality, balance provision of EDC/HRE
in all areas and types of education, with specific attention paid to areas
where EDC/HRE is less present such as vocational education and training,
3. Recognise the value, and strengthen the
capacity, of education professionals and educators in civil society (youth
organizations, student organizations, teacher’s associations, trade unions,
parent’s associations, and other groups or individuals in the education, youth
and other fields) through training and other support.
Collaboration:
4. Strengthen co-operation and co-ordination
between public authorities and civil society, including through public debate
and consultations involving, amongst others, youth and student organizations,
in developing, implementing and evaluating policies and practices regarding
EDC/HRE.
Access:
5. Collect and promote examples of good practices
illustrating the relevance of EDC/HRE to everyday life.
6. Increase the visibility of the Charter amongst
all current and potential stakeholders, including examples of how it can be
implemented, through awareness-raising, relevant policy measures, capacity
building and other targeted initiatives.
Assessment and evaluation:
7. Consistently integrate EDC/HRE in
curricula, and develop appropriate programme evaluation and assessment tools.
8. Make full use of available data and support
systematic evaluation and independent research of the impact and effectiveness
of EDR/HRE programmes.
Hermínio Corrêa
EPA.
Lisboa June 22, 2017
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