Luciano Cecconi - Citizenship Education in Italy Luciano Cecconi Università di Modena e Reggio...

Luciano Cecconi - Citizenship Education in Italy Luciano Cecconi - Citizenship Education in Italy

Luciano CecconiUniversità di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Luciano CecconiUniversità di Modena e Reggio Emilia

2005: European Year of Citizenship Through Education2005: European Year of Citizenship Through EducationBuilding Democracy in Europe Through Citizenship EducationBuilding Democracy in Europe Through Citizenship Education

Practices and Strategies of Citizenship Educationin Italy: State of the Art

Practices and Strategies of Citizenship Educationin Italy: State of the Art

Frascati 17th november 2005 - Villa Tuscolana HotelFrascati 17th november 2005 - Villa Tuscolana Hotel


Table of contentsTable of contents• INVALSI and Citizenship Education • 2005 European Year of Citizenship through

Education: Italian National Plan• Citizenship Education in the italian school curriculum• Puntoedu Europa (INDIRE)• Educating to Citizenship and Solidarity and

Promoting Human Rights Culture: a training and action research project

• Community-based activities (IRRE-USR)• Association projects• Exploratory survey of INVALSI


INVALSI and Citizenship Education INVALSI and Citizenship Education

Pupil Assessment in Citizenship Education: Purposes, Possibilities and Practices

Submitting institution: NFER, National Foundation for Educational Research (UK)

CIDREE collaborative activities

2004-2006


IEA CIVICIEA CIVICThe most important student assessment study concerning Citizenship Education in Italy is IEA Civic, promoted by IEA in order to assess how are the students prepared to take an active role in democratic societies (1997-1999). The international research report was presented in March 2001.In Italy, the target population was that of students in the 8th and 9th grade.


INVALSI and Citizenship Education INVALSI and Citizenship Education

ParticipantsNFER, UK (leader)ACCAC, WalesDVO, BelgiumINVaISI, Italy

OKI, HungaryQCA, EnglandSICI, Northern IrelandSLO, NetherlandsZSE, Austria

- Explore the purposes of pupil assessment in citizenship education. - Identify the different types of pupil assessment (possibilities). - Highlight effective practices and strategies for assessing pupils’ learning and achievements in citizenship education (practices).

LfS, DenmarkLTS, ScotlandMERA, GreeceNCCA, Ireland

Aims


Preliminary remarkPreliminary remark

Italian projects and activities are currently focussed mainly on action research and teacher education projects.

Italian projects and activities are currently focussed mainly on action research and teacher education projects.

The new curriculum (2004) start in current year (2005).The new curriculum (2004) start in current year (2005).

Therefore, no relevant student assessment project centred on Citizenship education has been implemented in Italy yet.

Therefore, no relevant student assessment project centred on Citizenship education has been implemented in Italy yet.


2005 European Year of Citizenship through Education: Italian National Plan2005 European Year of Citizenship through Education: Italian National Plan

• Promoting models of democratic citizenship education among students and teachers

• Promoting practical active experimentation of citizenship models

• Increasing public awareness and cultivating community consciousness on the theme of education to democratic citizenship

• Promoting student participation in the Europe construction process

• Promoting teacher and student mobility, in order to foster understanding and exchange among young people from different countries

• Promoting models of democratic citizenship education among students and teachers

• Promoting practical active experimentation of citizenship models

• Increasing public awareness and cultivating community consciousness on the theme of education to democratic citizenship

• Promoting student participation in the Europe construction process

• Promoting teacher and student mobility, in order to foster understanding and exchange among young people from different countries

Goals:


Activities:

Italian National PlanItalian National Plan

Citizenship Education and solidarity: human rights cultureProject concerning active citizenship for principals and teachers. Citizenship is considered by the Reformation a cross topic of the Education Offer Plan.

Citizenship Education and solidarity: human rights cultureProject concerning active citizenship for principals and teachers. Citizenship is considered by the Reformation a cross topic of the Education Offer Plan.

two training teacher projects

European Citizenship EducationSeminar for lower and upper secondary school principals and teachers: european citizenship is considered an educational cross-curricolar topic according to the european directives and provisions (European Councils, European Ministry Councils) and the principles of the European Constitution.

European Citizenship EducationSeminar for lower and upper secondary school principals and teachers: european citizenship is considered an educational cross-curricolar topic according to the european directives and provisions (European Councils, European Ministry Councils) and the principles of the European Constitution.

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Methodologies


The methodology provides the eLearning training:

Training seminars: Venice 2003, Taormina 2004, Perugia 2005, Venice 2005, Sorrento 2005, Bologna 2006 (in progress).

20 hours of on-line training with PuntoEdu Europa and 20 hours of in-class training. The programme is designed to train tutor-teachers to work for regional education authorities.

20 hours of on-line training with PuntoEdu Europa and 20 hours of in-class training. The programme is designed to train tutor-teachers to work for regional education authorities.

A nationwide school organization that involves local authorities, universities, associations and private associations as project patners.

A nationwide school organization that involves local authorities, universities, associations and private associations as project patners.

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Involved teachers: 800 Involved schools: 5000


Campuses

(diffused regionwide and nationwide) introducing students to working on ECD - Education For Democratic Citizenship - and EDH - Education For Democratic Human Rights.



"What Europe for young people?": a training programme for 200 secondary school teachers on the teaching of fundamental individual rights and freedoms based the “Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union - Nice 7. Dec. 2000".



Integration of the “Citizenship Education and solidarity: human rights culture” Project with “Students in Europe” Project.

Goal: creation of the regional task force on EDC (principals, teachers, students, parents etc.).



Citizenship Education in new italian school curriculum (2004) - (1)Citizenship Education in new italian school curriculum (2004) - (1)

Citizenship is now part of the National Curriculum and it came into force as a statutory entitlement in the study programs for primary and lower secondary school (law No 53/2003) at the beginning of the present school year. The N.C. includes:

both citizenship and “social” education (the word “social” synthetizes here a blend of civic education, environmental education, traffic regulations, health education, food safety rules, and affectivity education).

Specific guidelines list knowledge and skills for each grade.



Knowledge: • different Government Forms• national and International Organisms of Government • function of the laws in the daily life• laws which regulate the national and international society

Primary school (Within 5 Grade)



Skills:• showing our own opinions and trying to understand the other opinions• accepting, helping and respecting the others• engaging yourself in solidarity actions• supporting the meeting and the exchange with experiences and various cultures• working together for a common aim• identifying situations of peace, war, development and regression in the world

Primary school (Within 5 Grade)



Knowledge: •different Government Forms• national and International Organisms of Government • function of the laws in the daily life• laws which regulate the national and international society• national and international documents and organisms that protect Human Rights• political and Economic organization of the EU• organization of the work market on national and international basis• the workers' Statute

Secondary lower school (Within 8 Grade)


Citizenship Education in new italian school curriculum (2004) - (5) Citizenship Education in new italian school curriculum (2004) - (5)

Secondary lower school (Within 8 Grade)

Skills:• organizing a Municipal Council of boys• organizing real and virtual visits to solve problems and use services• examining in detail the organization of the Italian Republic through newspapers and mass media• comparing the organization of the Italian Republic with other EU government forms• recognizing, by newspapers and mass media, role, history and informations of:

• worldwide and international organizations• political and military coalitions


What’s happening in Italy?What’s happening in Italy?

The European Pilot Project for the training of teachers in European Citizenship Education.

The project, steered by INDIRE (National Institute of Documentation for Innovation and Educational Research), currently involves 1700 schools and will probably involve many more in 2006.

www.indire.it


What’s happening in Italy?What’s happening in Italy?

INDIRE has developed “Puntoedu Europa”, an on line e-learning environment aimed at promoting European and active citizenship among teachers.

The training programme comprises 20 hours of on-line training and 20 hours of in-class training.

www.indire.it


Puntoedu EuropaPuntoedu Europa

The program focuses on 5 thematic areas:

1) European citizenship;2) Intercultural education;3) Human rights and peace education;4) Identity and belonging;5) Active and supportive citizenship.

http://puntoedu.indire.it/europa/index.htm


Puntoedu Europa content/1Puntoedu Europa content/1

1) European citizenship:

• Cultural and historical dimension of European identity before EU

• Towards a European Constitution: significant values

• The EU institutional components • European citizenship and world dimension



2) Intercultural education:

• Intercultural exchange within the EU: sharing universal values• Why Europe? The meaning of European integration in a global and interrelated perspective• Understanding cultural diversity to exchange views


3) Human rights and peace education:

• Ethics and law: building peace paths from a community dimension up to the EU and UN • Fundamental individual rights within the EU system• Why Europe? The meaning of European integration in a global and interrelated perspective.



4) Identity and belonging:• Cultural and historical dimension of European identity before EU.• Identity and belonging: shared symbols, contents, and spaces• National Citizenship, European Citizenship, and World Citizenship• Active citizenship and democratic practice: European dimension and World dimension in the local experiences• Learning to live together as European citizens: knowledge and (life) skills.



5) Active and supportive citizenship:• Active citizenship and democratic practice: European dimension and World dimension in the local experiences• Learning to live together as European citizens: knowledge and (life) skills.• Towards a European Constitution: significant values• Global/local relationship and subsidiarity principle• School, community, authority, institution, corporation and nation-based social networks.



Educating to Citizenship and Solidarity: Promoting Human Rights CultureEducating to Citizenship and Solidarity: Promoting Human Rights Culture

Is a training and action research project initiated in Italy in the year 2000-2001.The project - initiated by Regione Veneto - involved 5 regional areas, but it has been implemented on a national basis since 2003. About 3800 schools - organized in networks and coordinated by 200 tutors - have been involved in the project since its starting. Addressees of the project are teachers of both humanities and scientific subjects as well as coordinators of “class governing boards”.



The aim of the Educating to Citizenship and Solidarity Project is to let school networks work together with community groups, and local authorities and organizations, in order to:

• Study their anthropological and cultural background to acquire deep and shared knowledge of human rights• Promote active citizenship and encourage participation in local solidarity initiatives amongst students



• Equip people with the appropriate knowledge to create a community for the diffusion of citizenship culture• Make links between explicit curriculum – i.e. cross- disciplinary knowledge and skills - and implicit curriculum – i.e. individual behaviours and school organization• Build a national school network aimed at promoting meaningful and inclusive participation models.


Other institutional activitiesOther institutional activities

Comenius projects (Socrates)

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05

150 596 674

year

projects


Other institutional activitiesOther institutional activities

DG for International Affairs of School Education of Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

DG for International Affairs of School Education of Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

Comenius and Leonardo da Vinci projects

6 italian schools projects

6 italian schools projects

8 balkancountries8 balkancountries

as silent partners


Community-based activitiesCommunity-based activities

Regional education authorities (USR) and Regional Educational Research Institutes (IRRE) organize community-based citizenship education activities.Community-based citizenship education activities are primarily action research laboratories targeted to teachers and trainers.So far, the most popular issues have been:

Human rights Human rights

Environment Environment

Voluntary work Voluntary work

Peace Peace

Right to healtRight to healt

LanguagesLanguages

InterculturalityInterculturality

Principle of legalityPrinciple of legality


Association projects:CISP

Association projects:CISP

The International Society for the Development of Peoples (CISP) is a no-profit organisation implementing humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, development, and applied research programs in about 30 countries throughout Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

In Western Europe, CISP is responsible for Information, training, and education programs centred on Interculturality and solidarity. Together with two NGOs - Italian Foundation for Voluntary work (FIVOL) and FOCSIV - and Pavia University, CISP created the European School for Advanced Studies in Development Co-operation. The school offers an internationally recognized Master and also collaborates in the implementation of Puntoedu Europa (INDIRE).


Association projects:FOCSIV

Association projects:FOCSIV

Volunteers in the world (FOCSIV) is active in promoting Peace Education campaigns and Citizenship Education activities :

World citizens for a world of peaceWorld citizens for a world of peace

Educating to Citizenship and democracy in a national, european and world perspectiveEducating to Citizenship and democracy in a national, european and world perspective


Association projects: Athenaeum

Association projects: Athenaeum

Athenaeum is an association actively involved in encouraging human rights education.

Athenaeum is currently collaborating with the Ministry of Education in an Experimental Project aimed at training high-school teachers on human rights education, with particular reference to the

Charter of fundamental rights of the EU.


CittadinanzattivaCittadinanzattiva

Cittadinanzattiva is an association concerning the civic partecipation that works in Italy and Europe for the promotion and protection of citizens and consumers rights.

It publishes, every year, the Report “Book of Citizenship Education Best Practices” that contains informative schedules about the most important activities carried out in schools.


Adotta un dirittoAdotta un dirittoA project of the Regione Emilia Romagna that involves the Ministry of Education (MIUR), Regione Emilia Romagna, Regional education authorities (USR), Regional Educational Research Institutes (IRRE), the University of Bologna, PuntoEdu and the public Liceo specializing in classical studies “E. Fermi” in Bologna.

The website of this project contains the documentation made by schools about Citizenship Education.


Practices of citizenship education in italian schools in

the last years: research tracks

Practices of citizenship education in italian schools in

the last years: research tracks

by Paolo Calidoni, University of Sassari, 2005

Exploratory survey of INVALSI/1Exploratory survey of INVALSI/1


Field of study: practices and experiences in italian schools. The report presents the main changes that are rolling on in italian schools.

indicators from the area ‘Curriculum Teaching and Learning’ of the ‘Tool for quality assurance of EDC in schools’.

Questions of the study:



Selected indicators:


1. Is there evidence of an adequate place for EDC in the school’s goals, policies and curriculum plans?

2. Is there evidence of students and teachers acquiring understanding of EDC and applying EDC priciples to their everyday practice in schools and classrooms?

4. Does the schools ethos adequately reflect EDC principles?


Sources:


national and international documents on EDC experiences; schools documents from the web and from the data bases of the INDIRE (GOLD, POF); insitutions and associations web sites.

Methodology: documental analysis;the interpretation of the data is based on indicators of the EDC Pack (Tool for quality assurance of EDC in schools).


EvidencesIn italian schools EDC seems to be

• an educational principle firmly sustained• a teaching content relevant in specific educational activities• carried on already from pre-primary schools; developed by the whole school within compulsory education; mainly an initiative of one or few teachers in secondary school, added to social studies classes



Evidences

In italian schools EDC seems to be


• developed thanks to the “meeting and melting” of different interests:

• from inside (specific problems or care)• from external institutions (ministerial or international, mainly european)• from external organizations and groups (local authorities, non-profit organizations, lobbies)

• focused on the development of an active, participate, overnational citizenship that leads to a social and political status more than a legal one


Evidences



• crosscurricolar and interdisciplinary activity in pre-primary and primary schools; while in secondary schools it often moves from one specific subject to the others (pluridisciplinary approach)• carried on by active teachers working together and with experts and militants from outside the school • developed through active teaching/learning strategies including discussions, teamworks, workshops, researchs and scientific, literary and artistic productions (monographs, exhibitions, shows, multimedia), simulations and fieldworks


Evidences



• aimed to the dissemination, implementation and sharing of values and awareness, information and knowledge of citizenship; the practice of skills and competences is focused on specific activities or on daily life

• evaluated more by qualitative appreciations on the experience, its contents and values, than using structured and formal instruments

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