What is the relationship between the Citizenship programme in Northern Ireland and Community Relations? Hartop et al’s (2005) definition helps here. As can be seen, one way to think about this is to view community relations as the “local” part of “Local and Global Citizenship”… “With regard to school-based community relations, we understand this to …
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Community Relations
Learning About Groups
Document Author and Details Type Classrooms as Learning Communities: What’s in It for Schools? Chris Watkins (2005)Available from: Taylor & Francis Group Ltd 2 Park Square Milton Park Abingdon Oxford OX14 4RN UK Community Capacity Building Programme North Belfast Developing Leadership Initiative Contested Spaces Gaslight Productions Epilogues: A multimedia exploration of the underlying causes of …
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Classroom Teaching Methods
The characteristics of teachers likely to be successful in mediating a citizenship curriculum include those who have: Basic training in rights and responsibilities An interdisciplinary awareness of social, cultural, civic, political, legal, economic, environmental, historical and contemporary affairs Dispositions to inter-disciplinary learning Commitment to inquiry -based learning Skill in facilitating experiential learning Ability to draw …
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