« Living and learning democracy » A series of six teaching manuals Coordination and realisation: IPE / PHZH Financing: Council of Europe / SDC EDC / HRE – Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education In the past years there has been an ongoing discussion in the Council of Europe about how civil society could be strengthened and supported in the domain of formal and non-formal education. This approach has become known as EDC – Education for Democratic Citizenship. The series of six manuals presented here is part of this approach and is meant to help teachers and principals to introduce citizenship and human rights in schools in a fun and interactive way. The project is being realised on behalf of the Council of Europe by the institute IPE – International Projects in Education of the Zurich University of Teacher Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich – PHZH) and is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The six books are written in English. Council of Europe www.coe.int/edc International Projects in Education www.phzh.ch/ipe Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich Hirschengraben 28, CH – 8090 Zürich Publication dates of the various EDC /HRE volumes: EDC / HRE Volume I (end of 2009): Educating for democracy Background materials on democratic citizenship and human rights education for teachers. EDC / HRE Volume II (mid 2009): Growing up in democracy Lesson plans for primary level on democratic citizenship and human rights. EDC / HRE Volume III (published): Living in democracy Lesson plans for lower secondary level on democratic citizenship and human rights. EDC / HRE Volume IV (mid 2009): Taking part in democracy Lesson plans for upper secondary level on democratic citizenship and human rights. EDC / HRE Volume V (published): Exploring children’s rights Nine short projects for primary level. EDC / HRE Volume VI (March 2009): Teaching democracy A collection of models for democratic citizenship and human rights education. CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
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«Living and learning democracy»
A series of six teaching manuals
Coordination and realisation: IPE / PHZHFinancing: Council of Europe / SDC
EDC / HRE – Education for DemocraticCitizenship and Human Rights Education
In the past years there has been an ongoing
discussion in the Council of Europe about how civil
society could be strengthened and supported in the
domain of formal and non-formal education. This
approach has become known as EDC – Education
for Democratic Citizenship. The series of six manuals
presented here is part of this approach and is
meant to help teachers and principals to introduce
citizenship and human rights in schools in a fun and
interactive way. The project is being realised
on behalf of the Council of Europe by the institute
IPE – International Projects in Education of the
Zurich University of Teacher Education (Pädagogische
Hochschule Zürich – PHZH) and is co-fi nanced by
the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
(SDC). The six books are written in English.
Council of Europe
www.coe.int/edc
International Projects in Education
www.phzh.ch/ipe
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
Hirschengraben 28, CH – 8090 Zürich
Publication dates of the variousEDC /HRE volumes:
EDC / HRE Volume I (end of 2009):
Educating for democracy
Background materials on democratic citizenship
and human rights education for teachers.
EDC / HRE Volume II (mid 2009):
Growing up in democracy
Lesson plans for primary level on democratic
citizenship and human rights.
EDC / HRE Volume III (published):
Living in democracy
Lesson plans for lower secondary level on
democratic citizenship and human rights.
EDC / HRE Volume IV (mid 2009):
Taking part in democracy
Lesson plans for upper secondary level on
democratic citizenship and human rights.
EDC / HRE Volume V (published):
Exploring children’s rights
Nine short projects for primary level.
EDC / HRE Volume VI (March 2009):
Teaching democracy
A collection of models for democratic citizenship
and human rights education.
CONSEIL�DE L'EUROPE�
COUNCIL�OF EUROPE�
Volume I:
Educating for democracy
Background materials on democratic citizenship
and human rights education for teachers
Volume II:
Growing up in democracy
Lesson plans for primary level on democratic
citizenship and human rights
Volume IV:
Taking part in democracy
Lesson plans for upper secondary level on
democratic citizenship and human rights
Volume III:
Living in democracy
Lesson plans for lower secondary level on
democratic citizenship and human rights
Volume VI:
Teaching democracy
A collection of models for democratic citizenship
and human rights education
Volume V:
Exploring children’s rights
Nine short projects for primary level
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