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The Two Minutes of Citizenship Corporate author: Vie publique "Les 2 minutes citoyennes" is a series of podcasts designed to provide a concise explanation of the concepts, notions and principles essential to understanding the workings of public life and French and European institutions. Produced by the editorial staff of vie-publique.fr, these educational capsules are aimed at all citizens. 
Global Citizenship Education in Canada and the U.S.: From Nation-Centric Multiculturalism to Youth Engagement Year of publication: 2020 Author: Sarah Ranco | Alexis Gilmer | Colleen Loomis Corporate author: Cham Springer This chapter examines the historical and current uses of global citizenship education (GCE) in Canada and the U.S. in public schools from primary through secondary levels, with attention to Canada as well as similarities and differences within and across the two countries. The authors assess how social and political contexts have influenced the definition and operationalization of multiculturalism, civic studies, and global studies in curricula, noting that the neo-liberal perspective has focused on making people an economic powerhouse rather than socially concerned global citizens. In their examination of educational approaches that relate to GCE, the authors present decolonizing pedagogies, the multiculturalism approach in Canada, as well as culturally responsive and anti-racist pedagogies. To illustrate these issues, the authors offer an example in the Canadian context and raise the need to prevent GCE from becoming yet another tool for hegemony by the Global North on the Global South, as dominant groups have long defined citizenship. They conclude by proposing that to realize GCE in these two countries, teacher/practitioner and local, national, and international actors must engage youth, and in doing so, power imbalances that prohibit becoming global citizens will be addressed. 
The Role of Education in Preventing Violent Radicalisation: A Review for Europe (The Journal of Education; No.397, 2022) Year of publication: 2022 Author: Arantxa Azqueta | Adoración Merino-Arribas Corporate author: Spain. Ministry of Education This research analyses government documents addressing the prevention of radicalisation in 16 European countries, differentiated according to the presence or absence of fatalities in attacks. The aim to identify the presence of the attitudes which PISA 2018 identifies as key to define a democratic and interculturally competent citizenry and guide integration-friendly policies: openness, respect, civic awareness, responsibility, self-efficacy and tolerance. A comparative methodology is employed, using a lexicographical content analysis through Iramuteq software together with a critical-interpretative analysis of the texts. 
The Science of Happiness Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: BBVA Aprendemos Juntos Tal Ben-Shahar is the happiness scientist of the 21st century. In this video he talks about the need to teach with positive emotions to increase the happiness and creativity of students. Doctor in psychology and philosophy, Tal Ben-Shahar's Positive Psychology course at Harvard holds the record for the subject with the largest number of students in the history (1400 per semester) of Harvard University, earning the nickname "professor of the happiness". Ben-Shahar is the author of books such as "Choose the life you want" or "Practice happiness", among others, in which he talks about the emotions that improve learning, creativity, the capacity for innovation, and ultimately, people's daily life. 
What Does It Mean to Have Good Self-Esteem? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: BBVA Aprendemos Juntos The psychologist Silvia Congost exposes in this video the steps to develop a healthy self-esteem, based on the teachings of Nathaniel Branden, author of 'The six pillars of self-esteem': live consciously, accept oneself, take responsibility for our actions , develop assertiveness, live with a purpose and be a person of integrity. 
Basic Guide on Sexual and Gender Diversity Year of publication: 2020 Author: Miriam Solá García Corporate author: Navarra Institute for Equality This guide is a tool to learn about affective, sexual and gender diversity and reflect on why all of us have a key role in social change to achieve equality and recognition of LGTBI+ people. Respect for affective, sexual and gender diversity is an element of value and social wealth in whose promotion and experience all citizens are involved. 
Citizenship Education and Youth Politicization in Quebec: Teacher Perspectives (vol. 46, no. 3) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Alexandre Fortier-Chouinard Corporate author: Université de Montréal. Faculté des sciences de l’éducation Civic education classes generally have a positive impact on political knowledge and citizen involvement. In Quebec, the mandatory History and citizenship education class, almost unstudied thus far, was recently replaced by a History of Quebec and Canada class in secondary 3 and 4. 14 interviewed History and citizenship education teachers in secondary 4 believe that these courses improve some indicators of students’ politicization but not necessarily future turnout, and that civic education takes too little space in the curriculum. An open classroom climate, which literature has found to have a positive impact on voting, seems to be absent from their teaching. 
Why and How to Move Towards Participatory Democracy Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme Co-constructing tomorrow's solutions is the major challenge of participatory democracy. However, the participation of citizens in decisions is not always obvious and today many projects are contested in the territory. Solutions exist to involve citizens more directly in environmental decisions, discover these issues and solutions in 3 minutes! 
Anti-racist, Inclusive and Rights Education in the Development of Professional Competencies for School Staff and Student Abilities (Éthique en éducation et en formation; no. 3) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Maryse Potvin Corporate author: Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) This article examines the differences and convergences that emerge from the major theoretical trends in the area of education for ethnocultural (inter/multicultural, anti-racist/critical, civic, inclusive) diversity regarding the professional skills school personnel must acquire to achieve the major objectives of equity, effectiveness of rights, harmonious living and the development of students’ capabilities. The article is based on a review of the national and international literature, which aimed to identify the skills (knowledge, expertise, soft skills) that are essential for knowing how to act in the context of diversity and that, according to theoreticians, should be developed in all teacher training programs. These issues are discussed from a crosscutting perspective rather than from a disciplinary angle related to the Quebec curriculum (ethics and religious culture, history and education for citizenship). The article begins by providing some background on these trends in order to identify their common objectives and convergence toward an integrated and inclusive global approach. It then examines two objectives supported by all theoreticians in terms of the core professional skills needed by school personnel for developing students’ capabilities: 1) taking into account the realities, needs and rights of students, particularly those in minority or vulnerable groups, and 2) preparing students to live together in a pluralistic and democratic society. As well, it identifies the key challenges involved in the consideration and implementation of these two goals. 
Education for Environmental Citizenship in Focus: A Booklet for Teachers With Practical Ideas for Implementation of Education for Environmental Citizenship Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: European Network for Environmental Citizenship (ENEC) The European Network for Environmental Citizenship (ENEC) – funded as a COST Action (CA16229-Horizon 2020) – brings together more than 130 experts from 38 countries with the objective to improve the understanding, the practice and the assessment of Environmental Citizenship in Europe and the participating countries. Environmental Citizenship has been an influential concept in many different arenas such as economy, policy, philosophy, organizational and corporation management and marketing and could be better exploited and established furthermore in the field of education as well. The contemporary environmental crisis with climate change, biodiversity loss, air pollution and all other local and global environmental problems demand an education that is capable of empowering environmental citizens. Education plays a key role in shaping future environmental citizens. The Education for Environmental Citizenship pedagogical approach is a proposal that points in this direction. The approach recommends specific elements as stages and steps, but it is not mandatory to follow all of them, or to apply them in a particular linear order. Depending on the environmental problem under study, the level of education (e.g., primary or secondary) and the educational settings (e.g. formal or non-formal), the necessary differentiations and amendments can be made.