Building up European Identity in Primary Education

Autor/inn/en	Borca, Claudia; Rus, Calin; Sava, Simona
Titel	Building up European Identity in Primary Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Sciences, 20 (2019) 2, S.3-13 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1454-7678
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Elementary School Students; Attitude Change; Social Attitudes; Social Values; Citizen Participation; Teacher Competencies; Teaching Methods; Global Approach; Local Issues; Identification (Psychology); Cultural Awareness; Instructional Design; Elementary School Teachers; Grade 3; Grade 4; Knowledge Level; Foreign Countries; Europe; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialer Wert; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Lehrkunst; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Globales Denken; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Wissensbasis; Ausland; Europa; Rumänien
Abstract	Building up the personal identity is a lifelong process, as identity can change, according with the groups of belonging, with new knowledge and changes of beliefs and contexts. There are more stable components of identity, like the values and attitudes, but there are contexts and experiences that sharpen different aspects of the identity. The article argues that education systems in Europe have responsibilities in supporting learners to develop their competences to act as citizens at local, national and European levels and thus have also the legitimacy to contribute to the development of a European identity and of a sense of belonging to Europe. Furthermore, it argues that such a process can and should start already in early ages. Therefore, teachers in primary school need appropriate competences to foster a positive identification of children with Europe and European values. They need to master intercultural competence, appropriate pedagogical and methodological approaches, they need to reflect on how to design teaching and learning contexts meant to stimulate, in a joyful, playful, attractive and consistent manner the building up of a European identity. The article mirrors the training needs of primary school teachers of 3rd and 4th grade in Western Romania, to develop these competences and be able to foster such process. The assessment of the training needs of primary school teachers involved covered all aspects of the competence, including values, attitudes, as well as the knowledge about EU, and their reflection on their teaching practices. The conclusions of the analysis can be useful for further training programs and reconceptualization of (initial) teacher education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	West University of Timisoara Department of Educational Sciences. Bd. V. Parvan 4, Timisoara, Timis 300223, Romania. Tel: +40-256-592111; e-mail: resjournal@e-uvt.ro; Web site: https://rse.uvt.ro/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01