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The Sharing Perspectives Foundation: A Case Study in Blended Mobility
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Millner, Sophie C. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This case study explores the Sharing Perspectives Foundation's (SPF) blended mobility course: "Europe on the Edge," which included a 10-week Virtual Exchange (VE) followed by a 1-week physical mobility held in Brussels. Engaging 131 students from 30 different nationalities and partnering with 10 European universities, this 2015…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries
Study Abroad and Student Mobility: Stories of Global Citizenship. Research Paper No. 21
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Blum, Nicole; Bourn, Douglas – Development Education Research Centre, 2019
The opportunity to study abroad is broadly hailed as a route for young people to develop a wide range of knowledge and skills, including intercultural understanding, interpersonal skills, and language learning, among many others. Universities around the world are investing significant resources in developing a variety of study abroad programmes,…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Students, Global Approach, Student Attitudes
Philosophical Enquiry as Part of Democratic Education
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Bartels, Rob; Onstenk, Jeroen; Veugelers, Wiel – Curriculum and Teaching, 2018
Philosophy for Democracy is a research project which aims to examine whether and how Philosophy with Children contributes to the development of democratic skills and attitudes. Philosophy with Children seeks to develop children's critical thinking, their ability to judge, enhance their dialogical skills and attitudes and to contribute to their…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Children, Democracy, Citizenship Education
Philosophy for Democracy
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Bartels, Rob; Onstenk, Jeroen; Veugelers, Wiel – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2016
Philosophy for Democracy is a research project that aims to examine whether and how Philosophy with Children contributes to the development of democratic skills and attitudes. In the Netherlands, as in almost all Western countries, Philosophy with Children is linked with the movement for citizenship education. This article reports the research on…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries, Philosophy
Intercultural Education in the European Context: Key Remarks from a Comparative Study
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Catarci, Marco – Intercultural Education, 2014
The article focuses on some findings of a comparative study carried out by a network of scholars and researchers who are active in the field of intercultural education in the European context in the main "old immigration countries" (United Kingdom, France and Germany), "new immigration countries" (Italy, Spain and Greece) and…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Teachers' Views on Citizenship Education in Secondary Education in The Netherlands
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Leenders, Helene; Veugelers, Wiel; De Kat, Ewoud – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2008
In 2005 the Dutch Minister of Education proposed making it compulsory for all schools in The Netherlands to stimulate active citizenship and social integration. Teachers must give these educational goals a tangible form in their practice. What are the teachers' views on citizenship education? Concepts of citizenship education and the teacher's…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Social Influences, Required Courses, Teacher Attitudes