Competences for a democratic culture
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Democratic institutions depend on the consent of, and the support by, the citizens. Institutional frameworks cannot survive if the people they are intended to serve reject or oppose them or are unable to participate within them. ...
- Support for students in acquiring competences for democratic culture (CDC)
Students learn competences for democratic culture in clusters, or holistically, by linking values, skills, attitudes, and knowledge and understanding. They acquire the competences by deploying them in action and mainly by interacting and co-operating with each other. This raises the question what teachers and the school principal can do to meet their students’ learning needs....
- The school mission statement – a whole school project
Many educational institutions and schools, but also business enterprises and government institutions use mission statements. A school mission statement is something like a business card for external partners, and a point of reference for daily work in school, a reminder for the school community of its shared vision and guideline....
