Developing the European Citizen: Investing in Europe's Democratic Future

Autor/inn/en	Dziuban, Charles D.; Cornett, Jeffery W.; Pitts, Annette Boyd; Setenyi, Janos; Gal, Tibor; Eich, Laszlo
Titel	Developing the European Citizen: Investing in Europe's Democratic Future
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Education, 21 (2007) 2, S.177-195 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-0293
Schlagwörter	Citizenship; Democracy; Citizenship Education; Exchange Programs; Citizen Participation; Competition; Program Effectiveness; Unions; Foreign Countries; Program Descriptions; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsbürgerschaft; Demokratie; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Wettkampf; Ausland; Ungarn
Abstract	Recognizing that democracy is not a static concept and that it should be learned and lived on a daily basis, the Council of Europe has named 2005 the European Year of Citizenship through Education. Citizens of European Union (EU) member countries face new challenges in their participation as citizens in a democratic society. While EU citizenship supplements or complements national citizenship rather than replaces it, education for democracy in light of these multiple identities presents a host of new challenges. Not only is education for democracy focusing on citizen participation, legal and political institutions, and governmental or constitutional issues pertinent to the individual's country, it must also incorporate a new dimension of citizenship--the development of a European awareness and identity. The Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc. (FLREA), through its participation in the CIVITAS International Civic Education Exchange Program has been partnered with CIVITAS Hungary, a civic education NGO based in Budapest. In the developmental stages of the partnership, FLREA and CIVITAS Hungary collaborated on the development of a new civic education academic competition similar to the United States based "We the People...the Citizen and the Constitution" competition administered nationally by the Center for Civic Education in Calabasas, California. As Hungary has advanced into EU membership, the Hungarian civic education program has incorporated a European citizenship focus. Issues pertinent to EU membership have become an important component of the new Citizen in a European Democracy academic competition. The name of the program has also evolved to reflect this expansion. The Citizen in a European Democracy program puts into practice issues relevant to citizens of Hungary and also issues pertinent to citizens in the European Union. This past year, researchers from Hungary, Florida, and Iowa worked to analyze the impact of the competition from both a Hungarian and European Union perspective. Key findings include increased student knowledge of political and civic issues as well as democratic principles for both Hungary and the European Union. The findings and impact of the collaborative evaluation and implications for its continued growth and diffusion throughout the European Union are the focus of this paper. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures and 24 notes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10