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Citizenship

This group is exploring the current relationships that exist between learning, volunteering and citizenship. It recognises that the volunteering – citizenship relationship may be more explicitly recognised and is therefore investigating how ULLL can contribute to the debate. It is drawing upon experiences and reference materials at both a European level and from countries represented in the group.

The members of the group are:

• CSVnet (IT) (Leader)
• University of Barcelona IL3-UB (ES)
• OTS - Third Sector Observatori (ES)
• Middle East Technical University (TR)

 

CITIZENSHIP SUBGROUP FINAL REPORT
The citizenship subgroup final report can be downloaded here, (the final report is also available in Italian).

Citizenship report summary available in:
German / English / Italian/ Spanish / Turkish
 

A report on targetted dissemination activities can be accessed here


The Group have held discussions in 3 working meetings:

Meeting 1 (PL, Warsaw, March 2009) Agenda, Discussion Paper 1, Discussion Paper 2
Meeting 2 (SE, Jonkoping, November 2009) Workplan, Discussion Paper and Notes of Meeting
Meeting 3 (ES - Barcelona, May 2010) - Integrated Discussion Paper, Agenda, Notes of Meeting and Photo

Working materials for reflection (in progress):

Position Image - where we stand from the Barcelona meeting
Background paper - initial thoughts and the progress we have made
Working Definitions - a contribution towards the Value glossary
Issues to be Addressed - some of the questions we have raise

Please share any thoughts and materials you might have.

Understanding how learning citizenship through voluntry action works by observing, analysing and experimenting practices in different fields, with different target groups and by different approaches. We have promoted a collection of existing practices, projects and iniatives that practically show how active citizenship is being promoted in the volunteering world.

Learning Citizenship By Volunteering Practice Bank

Call for contribution:
All VALUE partners and other colleagues from voluntary and university sectors are warmly invited to contribute known pertinent practices, projects and experiences to the VALUE Learning Citizenship By Volunteering Practice Bank.

Please fill in the Citizenship Practice Template
and send to Sub-group Leader at ksfonovic@spes.lazio.it

Citizenship Practice Template
Citizenship Practice Template Guidelines

NETWORK MEETING PRESENTATION, LILLE -NOVEMBEER 2010:
The subgroup delivered a workshop at the VALUE network meeting in Lille - the workshop discussion notes and resources can be accessed here

You can also download a separate version of the presentation by Dr. Valéria Pavluska,University of Pecs: Learning active citizenship

PRESENTATION AT ANKARA VALUE CONFERENCE
The subgroup gave a short presentation of their work at the VALUE Ankara Conference and this can be downloaded here. A presentation by a colleague, Pau Vidal, can also be downloaded here.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

To download a document containing all these bibliography and website links please click here

Lifelong Learning, Citizenship and Belonging, Professor B Fryer, 2008 (pdf)

Expert Seminar on Citizenship and Belonging, Inquiry into Lifelong Learning, UK, Inquiry Secretariat, 2008

The university in the modern world: Ten lessons of civic and community engagement, David Watson, 2008, Education,Citizenship and Social Justice, Mar 2008;vol.3:pp.43-55.

Lifelong Learning and active citizenship in a global society: An analysis of European Union lifelong learning policy, Peter Jarvis, University of Surrey. Article in Journal of  Adult & Continuing Education  April 2004 Volume 10 Number 1  (pub NIACE)

Community Volunteers.
Retrieved 03/03/2009 from http://www.tog.org.tr/communityvolunteers.pdf

Howlett, S. & Ellis, A. (2002). 5th International Conference of The International Society For Third-Sector Research: Theory Versus Practice: Exploring the role of volunteering in engendering citizenship. Capetown, South Africa.

Take Part. Active learning for active citizenship. UK national framework for active learning for active citizenship.

VVV – Valorisation of the Value of Volunteering. Guidelines for the valorisation of the European Voluntary Service projects realised by CSVnet and partners.

SOCCER – Social and Citizenship Competence Recognition. Presentation of an EU Grundtvig 1 project.

Manifesto for volunteering in Europe – CSVnet and Italian organisations platform for the valorisation of volunteering
http://www.destinazioneeuropa.eu/intranet/documenti/Manifesto_of_Italian_Volunteering_for_Europe.pdf

Charter of Representation – a tool and a process for education and training on representing common interests in the voluntary and not for profit sector developed by Italian CSV

Volunteering, self-help and citizenship in later life. Age Concern, 2006
A collaborative research project by Age Concern Newcastle (UK) and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The role of volunteering as a means of empowerment and social inclusion - CEV (European Volunteer Centre) Brussels Declaration, 2010

Recognising the Role of Volunteers and Volunteering for Social Cohesion and Active Citizenship - EUCIS-LLL Joint Public Hearing Minutes, 30 November 2010, eucis -lll - see www.eucis-lll.eu

"SUBJECT OR CITIZEN?" Education for active citizenship: added value to the success of the public education system's reform - Active Citizenship Foundation, 28th April 2008

A EUROPE of ACTIVE CITIZENS: Assessment, Policy Responses and Recommendations on Active Citizenship Education - 11th November 2010

Local Spaces for Citizenship and Learning, Professor Ewa Kurantowicz, University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw 2010

Civil Society in Turkey: At a Turning Point,Türkiye Üçüncü Sektör Vakfı (TÜSEV) - Third Sector Foundation of Turkey, 2011. Report published in English

Interview with Johnannes Laitenberger, European Infonet Adult Education, October 2011

WEB LINKS AND RESOURCES

NECE - Networking European Citizenship Education

Council of Europe - Division for Citizenship and Human Rights Education

Community volunteers - www.tog.org.tr

Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı - http://www.tegv.org/v4/en/

Türkiye Üçüncü Sektör Vakfı - www.tusev.org.tr
Established in 1993, TÜSEV (Third Sector Foundation of Turkey) provides support and resources for the Foundation Sector (also known as Third Sector) in Turkey, including research publications, articles, e-newsletters (TR, FR and EN)

Carta della rappresentanza – web site
http://www.cartadellarappresentanza.it/

Carta della rappresentanza – comics - italiano
http://www.cartadellarappresentanza.it/documenti/carta_rappresentanza_illustrata.pdf

Charter of representation – workshop presentantion in English
http://www.cev.be/data/File/Celivo_presentation.pdf

EPMEC
http://www.epmec.be/
The European Citizen's Kit is a new training instrument that is the key EPMEC initative resulting from the work carries out by trainers aimed at increasing awareness among European citizens from the lower or working class sectors of the idea "Europe cares about us. Lets care about Europe"!
 

 

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