Active Citizenship Education

The competencies required for people to become involved in sustainable public engagement are closely related to universal key competences, but they distinguish themselves in one regard: 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.

On a European level, the Council of Europe promotes the combined approach of "Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education. more

More than a lot of other educational approaches citizenship education is an active approach, combining knowledge, attitude and active engagement.

Articles, Checklists and Method

Here you find practical methods to use for training communication skills in your events.

Inspiring Handbooks and Resources

From the community library

Now Project Development Handbook
by NOW Association Download
Initiative Cookbook
Homemade Engagement. An Introduction to Project Management. Download
Change-oriented adult education in the fields of democracy and digitalization
from the project FutureLabAE
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Toolkit for Democracy and Human Rights
by Human Rights Academy (HRA) Norway.
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A Consensus Handbook
Seeds for Change Network's tool for co-operative decision-making
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Resource Mobilization Toolkit
FRIDA's toolkit (not only) for girls, young women and trans youth
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Networking for Entrepreneurship Education
Guide to networking and collaboration by the EntreComp 360 project
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td-net toolbox
of the Swiss Academy of Sciences for developing projects, conducting research and exploring ways to impact in heterogeneous groups
Online
Steps toward Action
Empowerment for self-responsible initiative. Help your learners to discover their vision and to turn it into concrete civic engagement.
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Let's Play Democracybarometer
Learning democracy through analog card games by GIGA and demokrative
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Participatory Method Toolkit
A practitioners manual.
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Toolkit European citizenship in youth work
Toolkit 7 (revised) of Council of Europe
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Have your say!
Manual on the Revised Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life by CoE
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Building our Citizen Muscle
SALTO-Youth Participation, Diána Hajdu-Kis
Planning youth participation projects Download
Seed for Change
Tools addressing skills around civic competences
Web
Game On
A Practical Guide to Campaigning
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Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
IDEO's guide
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Design Thinking for Educators
by Riverdale Country School and IDEO
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ENGAGE
Learning democracy with children aged 8-12 by DARE network
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Impact Management Toolbox
by the project BALTIC: YOUTH: IMPACT
Online
Development Impact & You
Practical Tools to trigger and support social innovation
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Community Tool Box
Created by by University of Kansas
Online