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part of the Web site provides teachers with
effective curriculum and information links
to online sources that will support teaching
about Europe. The links provide access to
a database of geography organisations, ministries
and curricula and different European information
sources that will enable teachers to deliver
the European dimension. |
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is no agreed definition of the European dimension
in terms of pedagogic objectives. However,
Geography can make a vital contribution towards
incorporating the European dimension in the
curriculum. |
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To achieve this, a geographical
curriculum with a European dimension should
encourage students to:
- have
an awareness of the cultural similarities
and differences of European countries
and regions
- understand
the the physical, regional, environmental
and human features of Europe
- develop
a sense of European identity through learning
about their roles and responsibilities
as active European citizens
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have an awareness of and respect for common
European values, interests and concerns
such as human rights, democracy, fundamental
freedoms, tolerance, pluralism, environmental
protection
Citizenship
should be embedded in Geography by establishing
a curriculum that will encourage an awareness
of: the geographical diversity of Europe
regions with its natural, social and economic
features, the political and social structures
in Europe. |
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In
order to achieve this: students should be
able to:
- access
and use a wide range of European resources
- study
a examples at different scales as well
as in a variety of European locations,
for example
- link
to partner schools in Europe, for example
in collecting and sharing data for comparative
study for example
- by
preparing information (including maps
and photographs of their locality) which
can be used to exchange with other schools
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study common issues shared by different
areas of Europe including themes such
as pollution, waste disposal and water
- examine
the relationships between different European
peoples and their environments
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Citizenship
can be embedded in Geography by establishing
a curriculum that will:
- encourage
an awareness of: the geographical diversity
of European regions with their distinct
natural, social and economic features
- the
political and social structures in Europe,
the forces that shaped Europe and the
resulting patterns of development and
- characteristic
features of European culture in its unity
and diversity.
This
should help students become conscious of
their common European identity, the growing
unity between European peoples and countries
without losing sight of their global responsibilities
or their national, regional and local roots,
such that young people should be inspired
to take an active part in shaping Europe's
future. |
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