Tag: Citizen education

«Even this incompetent government doesn't want citizens who are able to think with their heads»

Is this Government capable of undertaking any reform when still after three year it failed to introduce civic education and is now abandoning the idea – that was the question asked by civil society organization at a press conference in the Human Rights House in exasperation with Government’s moves. They hold the Government entirely incompetent, […]

When will the goverment recognize the potential of civic education?

Organizations gathered under the umbrella of GOOD Initiative for systematic and quality introduction of civic education in schools and Platform 112 hereby call upon the Government of the Republic of Croatia to ensure quality introduction and implementation of content and methods aiming at development of civic competences of pupils as active and responsible citizens pursuant […]

Where is political responsibility? The Government should introduce civic education!

Worried about the recent information and contradictory statements made with regard to civic education by the new Minister of Education, Vedran Mornar, civil society organizations gathered in the GOOD Initiative (initiative for systematic and quality introduction of civic education in schools) and Platform 112 sent out a message at a press conference that the Government […]

15. April 2014.

Civic education in schools - "I know, I think, I act"

A civil society association promoting a systematic and well thought-out introduction of education for human rights and democratic citizenship in schools, which goes by the acronym GOOD, on Tuesday called for support to its campaign for the introduction of civics in schools, prompting a response from the GROZD association which said that civic education was […]

Defence of education for democratic citizenship and human rights

On this occasion, Croatian civil society organizations would like to support the Memorandum to the Council of Europe regarding the Spanish government’s project to remove democratic citizenship and human rights education in school curriculum, and also express full support to the Spanish civil society organizations in their struggle to defend Education for Democratic Citizenship and […]

What happens behind the closed doors of the European Union?

Citizens’ have a right to know what the decisions MEPs are and what decisions are made by the European Commission. How to handle corridors of the administration of the European Union, see the Access Info's Guide to access EU documents. Guide to access EU documents contains detailed information about the fundamental right of access to […]

30. March 2013.

Research, advocacy and education

Every GONGs program consists of activities enforced by one of three methods, ensuring quality and applicability of the results. It is a somewhat cyclical process – research is conducted on a certain topic so the results could serve as a basis for advocating change. The education of citizens and advocating for change then follows. You can read more […]

Pilot educational program "Civic Literacy"

Formal educational system does not provide fundamental knowledge of political literacy. Thereby GONG launched a pilot educational program "Civic Literacy" within EDUcentre. Program included 27 high school teachers that were trained through three program modules (political, media and the EU literacy) on how to communicate idea of active citizenship to their students and, actually, how […]

5. December 2011.

Promoting voluntarism and national council for development of voluntarism

International Volunteer Day, December 5, was established by the UN in 1985 and, since than, all over the world governments, the UN and civil society organizations organize activities celebrating the International Volunteer Day and promoting voluntarism on the local, national and international level. International Volunteer Day, December 5, was established by the UN in 1985 […]

PROJECT REPORTS

Please find project‘s reports here: Pilot project season 2006/2007Theworkshops were conductedin 143 high schools in the Republic of Croatia. 601 workshops were held during the second term, from 21 February to 7 May 2007. Twenty specially educated trainers conducted the workshops with more than 16,000 participating high school seniors.Report for 2006/2007 (111 KB) Project season 2007/2008 […]

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