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Herritartasun globalerako hezkuntza: Eztabaidak eta erronkak Year of publication: 2009 Author: Miguel Argibay | Gema Celorio | Juanjo Celorio Corporate author: Hegoa This publication is divided in four parts. The first part is a summary of the history of global citizenship and its role in education. It focuses on the education strategies put forth by the European Union to promote internal cohesion and responsible citizenship. The second part deals with education for development. It briefly describes the evolution of the concept and how in its last stage is a key element in the promotion of global citizenship. The third part presents an analysis on the specific requirements for Education for Global Citizenship, examples of experiences and implementation methods of pedagogical material on the subject. The last part proposes a regional study on formal, non formal and informal education in the Basque region.
Éducation à la Citoyenneté Mondiale: Controverses et Défis Year of publication: 2009 Author: Miguel Argibay | Gema Celorio | Juanjo Celorio Corporate author: Hegoa Cette publication est divisée en quatre parties. La première résume l'histoire de la citoyenneté mondiale et son rôle dans l'éducation. Il met l'accent sur les stratégies d'éducation mises en avant par l'Union européenne pour promouvoir la cohésion interne et la citoyenneté responsable. La deuxième porte sur l'éducation pour le développement. Il décrit brièvement l'évolution du concept et dans sa dernière étape est un élément clé dans la promotion de la citoyenneté mondiale. La troisième partie présente une analyse sur les exigences spécifiques pour l'Éducation à la Citoyenneté Mondiale, des exemples d'expériences et la mise en œuvre du matériel pédagogique sur le sujet. La dernière partie propose une étude régionale sur l'éducation formelle, non formelle et informelle dans la région basque.
Developing the global dimension in primary schools Year of publication: 2009 Author: Sian Higgins Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) ‘Developing the Global Dimensions in Peterborough Schools’ was a two year project co-funded by the Department for International Development (DfID) and The Leprosy Mission to engage six primary schools in development issues and support children to become effective global citizens. Using the writer's perspective of the project as Head of Programmes Coordination at The Leprosy Mission, it will be reflected on the importance of the Global Dimension in primary education and explore how these primary schools developed their curriculum, policies and ethos to ensure children are better prepared for the global world in which we live.
Développer la dimension mondiale dans les écoles primaires Year of publication: 2009 Author: Sian Higgins Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) «Développer la dimension mondiale dans les écoles de Peterborough» était un projet de deux ans co-financé par le Département pour le Développement International (DpDI) et la Mission Lèpre d'engager six écoles primaires dans les questions de développement et de soutenir les enfants à devenir des citoyens du monde efficaces. Utilisation de la perspective de l'auteur du projet en tant que responsable des programmes de la coordination à la Mission Lèpre, il sera réfléchi sur l'importance de la dimension mondiale dans l'enseignement primaire et d'explorer la façon dont ces écoles primaires ont développé leurs programmes, les politiques et l'éthique afin que les enfants sont mieux préparés pour le monde global dans lequel nous vivons.
Echoing Voices: Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO This founding text was the first to acknowledge cultural diversity as “the common heritage of humanity”. It is with great pride that UNESCO is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Declaration. Commemorate – from the Latin cum memorare – means quite literally “to remember together” or “to remember with”. This collection is compiled the voices of all those who have contributed to the heightening of human awareness by throwing into relief the inestimable value of cultural diversity. These excerpts from books, articles and statements by global intellectual and political leaders, artists and Nobel Prize-winners all call for the safeguarding of cultural diversity, which is inseparable from respect for human dignity. Their voices resound in bearing witness to the strength of cultural diversity and to its capacity to enlighten the minds of women and men. We are duty-bound to ensure that it is central to public policies and a resource for development and dialogue among nations. The United Nations was born of the determination of men and women “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war...”. In accordance with that principle, UNESCO was established on a key idea, expressed at the very beginning of its Constitution: “... since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed”. In the world today, globalized, connected and interdependent as never before, this mission is more vital than ever. The rapprochement of peoples and cultures requires a commensurately global awareness. Cultural diversity has always been at the heart of international relations. It is also, increasingly, a feature of the contemporary mixed and plural societies in which we live. In view of this reality, we must formulate appropriate public policies and rethink the mechanisms of social cohesion and civic participation. How can we build common ground on the basis of such diversity? How can we construct genuine moral and intellectual solidarity of humanity? Any new vision of humanism must be grounded itself in the dynamism and diversity of cultural heritage. It is a source of inspiration and knowledge to be shared and a means of broadening our horizons. The goal of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity is to provide keys and benchmarks for capitalizing on this wealth. There can be no sustainable governance if cultural diversity is not acknowledged. There can be no economic and social development if specific features of every culture are belittled and ignored.
Review of UNESCO culture sector's work on intercultural dialogue with a specific focus on: the general and regional histories, the slave route and cultural routes projects, plan Arabia, alliance of civilizations 'International vademecum' projects Year of publication: 2011 Author: Julie Carpenter Corporate author: UNESCO This review was commissioned from Education for Change Ltd by Internal Oversight Services (IOS) in UNESCO during June 2011 and completed in September 2011. The purpose of the review was to generate findings and recommendations regarding the relevance and effectiveness of the following priority initiatives on intercultural dialogue: • The General and Regional Histories (and related activities) • The Slave and Cultural Route projects (and related activities) • Plan Arabia • The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) projects funded by the Government of Spain. The majority of activities in these flagship initiatives have been HQ-led and implemented with limited or no input from the field. Intersectoral work, essential to the effective implementation of the flagship initiatives and associated activities, was constrained by structural and budgeting factors common to most cross-sectoral work in UNESCO. Dissemination of the outputs of all the projects, with the possible exception of The Slave Route Project, has been a major and continuing challenge. The conception, writing, editing and direction of the Histories over more than 50 years have been the responsibility of an individual ISC for each History collection, supported by the UNESCO Secretariat in CLT. This highly participatory but complex process has caused delays and frustrations. However, the relevance of the Histories’ approach to history has not diminished over time. The interdisciplinary Histories have also been subject to the typical constraints within UNESCO of working across sectors. The use and re-use of the content in the Histories has recently been constrained by complex issues relating to co-publication and copyright covering volumes and illustrations and authors rights. The urgency of resolving these issues has arisen because of pressure from Member States to make the content of the Histories freely available online to enable access by institutions and individuals unable to afford the high costs of the published, printed volumes. The expensive printed formats selected for the Histories were predicated on the flawed assumption that university, college and public libraries exist in all countries that could afford to purchase relevant volumes and thus make available the content to researchers and the public. Overall effectiveness of these publications to date is impossible to measure, in terms of levels of takeup and use in universities or research for example, because over the years very limited data have been consistently or systematically collected, and little research or analysis has been done to determine the influence of the content of the Histories on written or broadcast material on history, on conference presentations etc. 2 Despite these constraints, the successful end in 2009 of this massive effort of developing, writing and publishing the history collections can and should be regarded as a significant achievement in itself, in which UNESCO has been effective in overcoming many problems and set-backs to achieve the completion of a project that only UNESCO itself, unique among all the international and UN bodies, could have achieved.
Examen des travaux du secteur de la culture de l'UNESCO sur le dialogue interculturel avec un aCECnt particulier sur: les histoires générales et régionales, l'itinéraire des esclaves et itinéraires culturels projets, Plan Arabia, projet d’ alliance des civilisations ‘vade-mecum International’ Year of publication: 2011 Author: Julie Carpenter Corporate author: UNESCO Cet avis a été chargé de l'éducation pour le changement Ltd par les services de contrôle interne (IOS) de l'UNESCO au cours de Juin 2011 et achevé en Septembre 2011. Le but de l'examen était de générer des conclusions et des recommandations concernant la pertinence et l'efficacité des initiatives prioritaires suivants sur interculturel dialogue: • les Histoires générales et régionales (et activités connexes) • les projets esclaves et Route culturelle (et les activités connexes) • plan Arabia • l'Alliance des civilisations des projets (Alliance of Civilizations, AOC) financé par le gouvernement de l'Espagne. La majorité des activités de ces initiatives phares ont été HQ-dirigé et mis en œuvre avec la participation limitée ou pas sur le terrain. Le travail intersectoriel, indispensable à la mise en œuvre effective des initiatives phares et les activités connexes, a été entravée par des facteurs structurels et budgétaires communes à la plupart des travaux intersectoriels à l'UNESCO. Diffusion des résultats de tous les projets, à l'exception possible du projet Route de l'esclave, a été un défi majeur et continue. La conception, l'écriture, l'édition et la direction des histoires depuis plus de 50 ans ont été la responsabilité d'un ISC individuel pour chaque collection Histoire, soutenue par le Secrétariat de l'UNESCO CLT. Ce processus hautement participatif mais complexe a des retards et des frustrations causées. Cependant, la pertinence de l'approche de l'histoire de l'histoire n'a pas diminué au fil du temps. Les Histoires interdisciplinaires ont également été soumis à des contraintes typiques au sein de l'UNESCO de travailler dans tous les secteurs. L'utilisation et la réutilisation du contenu dans les Histoires a été récemment contraint par des questions complexes relatives à la co-publication et droits d'auteur couvrant les volumes et les illustrations et les droits d'auteur. L'urgence de résoudre ces problèmes a surgi en raison des pressions exercées par les États membres à rendre le contenu des histoires disponibles gratuitement en ligne pour permettre l'accès par les institutions et les personnes qui ne peuvent pas se permettre les coûts élevés des volumes imprimés publiés. Les formats chers imprimés sélectionnés pour les histoires étaient fondées sur l'hypothèse erronée selon laquelle l'université, le collège et les bibliothèques publiques existent dans tous les pays qui pouvaient se permettre d'acheter des volumes concernés et ainsi mettre à disposition le contenu des chercheurs et du public. L'efficacité globale de ces publications à ce jour est impossible de mesurer, en termes de niveaux de reprise et d'utiliser dans les universités ou la recherche, par exemple, car au fil des années des données très limitées ont été régulièrement ou systématiquement collectées, et peu de recherche ou d'analyse a été fait pour déterminer l'influence du contenu des histoires sur des documents écrits ou diffusés sur l'histoire, onconférencepresentations etc. 2 en dépit de ces contraintes, la fin réussie en 2009 de cet effort massif de développement, l'écriture et la publication des collections d'histoire peut et doit être considéré comme un réalisation importante en elle-même, dans laquelle l'UNESCO a été efficace pour surmonter de nombreux problèmes et revers pour obtenir la réalisation d'un projet qui ne l'UNESCO elle-même, unique parmi toutes les instances internationales et de l'ONU, aurait pu atteindre.
Resonancias: Décimo Aniversario de la Adopción de la Declaración Universal de la UNESCO sobre la Diversidad Cultural Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) This founding text was the first to acknowledge cultural diversity as “the common heritage of humanity”. It is with great pride that UNESCO is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Declaration. Commemorate – from the Latin cum memorare – means quite literally “to remember together” or “to remember with”. This collection is compiled the voices of all those who have contributed to the heightening of human awareness by throwing into relief the inestimable value of cultural diversity. These excerpts from books, articles and statements by global intellectual and political leaders, artists and Nobel Prize-winners all call for the safeguarding of cultural diversity, which is inseparable from respect for human dignity. Their voices resound in bearing witness to the strength of cultural diversity and to its capacity to enlighten the minds of women and men. We are duty-bound to ensure that it is central to public policies and a resource for development and dialogue among nations. The United Nations was born of the determination of men and women “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war...”. In accordance with that principle, UNESCO was established on a key idea, expressed at the very beginning of its Constitution: “... since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed”. In the world today, globalized, connected and interdependent as never before, this mission is more vital than ever. The rapprochement of peoples and cultures requires a commensurately global awareness. Cultural diversity has always been at the heart of international relations. It is also, increasingly, a feature of the contemporary mixed and plural societies in which we live. In view of this reality, we must formulate appropriate public policies and rethink the mechanisms of social cohesion and civic participation. How can we build common ground on the basis of such diversity? How can we construct genuine moral and intellectual solidarity of humanity? Any new vision of humanism must be grounded itself in the dynamism and diversity of cultural heritage. It is a source of inspiration and knowledge to be shared and a means of broadening our horizons. The goal of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity is to provide keys and benchmarks for capitalizing on this wealth. There can be no sustainable governance if cultural diversity is not acknowledged. There can be no economic and social development if specific features of every culture are belittled and ignored. 