The competencies required for people to become involved in sustainable public involvement are closely related to universal key competences, but they distinct in one point: Civic involvement is an idea based on normative aspects. It promotes those skills that allow people to become active, responsible citizens in a society that respects the rights and the involvement of its individuals and fundamental democratic values.
A short overview over the terminology, what Democratic Citizenship is and how it is related to other kinds of education.
A seminar is an island and we imagine ourselves to be stranded on this island. Now we have to find our own rules.
Students brainstorm in a scrabble style on their associations regarding a key word like "democracy". The method is used for getting ideas into an order, to make different attitudes visible and to become clearer about different aspects of a topic.
An introducing method for a discussion under the question: "What does democracy mean for me personally, what is my relation, am I critical or convinced from it?"
The method addresses the communicative skills and helps to reflect opposite points of view in a discussion. Therefore two groups discuss the opposite opinions regarding a topic. This may be a general relevant topic or a current hot topic in your society.
Participants reflect, how the main sectors within the society interact. The method gives an idea, to what extent the impact of a social initiative may depend from cooperation across sectoral borders.
Help your participants to describe their initiative starting with the impact (instead of the image or the activities).
Let your participants take a look at their neighborhood. They may draw, sketch, or paint a map and put in all relevant information.
The first step into a civil initiative. In form of checklist work participants begin to answer questions regarding their personal perspective on civil involvement.
A checklist for you and your team for finding out more about each one's motivation
Explore the diversity of motivations in yourself, in your participants, or in a team. Help to belance different or opposite motivations.
Criticism is the brother or sister of enthusiasm. However, sometimes it's becoming too destructive. Five ways to turn criticism in a constructive inner dialogue.
The activity aims at evaluating the outcomes that the projects have had on the community as well as to enabling the participants to evaluate these outcomes from different perspectives.
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Related:
Handbook
H. Fahrun, E. Skowron,
N. Zimmermann
Initiative Cookbook
Homemade Engagement. An Introduction to Project Management.
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