The Pacific Islands Project: Promoting Social Tolerance and Cohesion through Education. Report 1: Stakeholders' Assessment. Report 2: Operational Assessment. Report 3: An Educational Framework for the Promotion of Social Cohesion and Democratic Participation in Schools.

Autor/inn/en	Prior, Warren; Mellor, Suzanne; Withers, Graeme
Institution	Deakin Univ., Victoria (Australia).; Australian Council for Educational Research, Victoria.
Titel	The Pacific Islands Project: Promoting Social Tolerance and Cohesion through Education. Report 1: Stakeholders' Assessment. Report 2: Operational Assessment. Report 3: An Educational Framework for the Promotion of Social Cohesion and Democratic Participation in Schools.
Quelle	(2001), (194 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Cultural Pluralism; Curriculum Development; Educational Attitudes; Educational Objectives; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Multicultural Education; Pacific Islanders; Role of Education; Social Attitudes; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Kulturpluralismus; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Ausland; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Bildungsauftrag; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Salomonen
Abstract	A project sought to develop a general operational framework for the design of a school-based citizenship education agenda tailored to the specific social and cultural environment of Pacific Island nations. In particular, the project addressed how educational systems in these multicultural societies can forge national identities while promoting social tolerance and understanding, supporting community participation, and strengthening democratic processes. This document contains three project reports. Report 1 describes surveys of school and community stakeholders in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands concerning cultural diversity, ethnic conflict, citizenship and political participation, civic institutions, and democratic processes. Report 2 presents a review of current school-based practices in the two countries regarding cultural understanding, democratic participation, and social cohesion. Building on the findings of the two reports and on subsequent reflective workshops, Report 3 outlines a framework for development of a school-based "education for mutual understanding" agenda. The framework consists of a set of generic principles and guidelines, which may be useful to Pacific Island policymakers. Following a discussion of findings about social and educational values and important contextual factors impacting education, stages in articulating the schema are described: (1) national educational goals, development of priorities, underlying values and assumptions, impact of global mega-trends; (2) national audit of resources available to education; (3) linking instruction, curriculum, and assessment to national goals; and (4) policy formation and governance. Three national educational priorities are proposed: development of a national youth strategy plan, review of the social-learning curriculum, and devolution of policymaking processes to the community. (SV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC