This teachers' manual contains a collection of exercises and models for

Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Human Rights

Education (HRE) in schools as well as in non-formal settings of education.

These teaching models provide the framework to encourage students to become

active by offering examples and inroads to understanding general principles of

democracy and human rights. Many exercises are adaptable for different age

groups, as the level of reflection may vary.

The wide variety of approaches reflects the fact that authors from all parts of

Europe have contributed to this book. They have drawn on different sources

and traditions of teaching and learning, and have selected models that they

know through practical experience and testing in class. However, there is a

shared understanding of EDC/HRE that runs through every part of this book:

in EDC/HRE, the method carries the message. This manual offers the users the

chance to select and to try out different traditions and approaches to Education

for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education.

This is Volume VI out of a series of six:

EDC/HRE Volume I:

Educating for democracy: Background materials on democratic

citizenship and human rights education for teachers

EDC/HRE Volume II:

Growing up in democracy: Lesson plans for primary level on democratic

citizenship and human rights

EDC/HRE Volume III:

Living in democracy: EDC/HRE lesson plans for lower secondary level

EDC/HRE Volume IV:

Taking part in democracy: Lesson plans for upper secondary level on

democratic citizenship and human rights

EDC/HRE Volume V:

Exploring children's rights: Nine short projects for primary level

EDC/HRE Volume VI:

Teaching democracy: a collection of models for democratic citizenship

and human rights education