Kornelija Mrnjaus

Civic pedagogies in higher education : teaching for democracy in Europe, Canada and the USA

Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the USA Jason Laker, Kornelija Mrnjaus and Concepcion Naval 1. Human Rights Education through Study Visits of Human Rights Institutions Peter G. Kirchschlaeger 2. Building Community in the Silicon Valley Dayana Salazar and Melinda Jackson 3. Negotiating Change in Romanian Tertiary Education: Volunteering and Democratic Citizenship Maria-Carmen Pantea 4. Democratic Citizenship and the University Curriculum: Three Initiatives in England Tristan McCowan 5. Standing on Guard? History, Identity, and the Quandaries of Citizenship Education in Canada Jane G. V. McGaughey 6. Student Designed Deliberative Forums as a Pedagogical Method Alex Sager 7. Learning to Participate: International Experiences of Service-Learning and Community Service Programs Concepcion Naval, Carolina Ugarte, Arantzazu Martinez-Odria 8. The Personal is Pedagogical: A Microcosmic Conversation on Democratic Education Jason A. Laker, Minna Holopainen and Lorri Capizzi

Citizenship, Democracy and the University: Theory and Practice in Europe and North America

There are a number of issues and debates surrounding notions of citizenship, including how civil society prepares its population or particular sub-populations for engaged democratic participation. This is further complicated by diverse views about individual and national identities, immigration and policies and debates of accommodation versus assimilation. As globalization continues to blur individual, institutional and national boundaries, there are calls from and to multiple sectors to articulate productive methods for achieving the ideals of democracy and social cohesion. Institutions within the education sector — from early childhood through primary and secondary schools, onward to post-secondary and vocational education, and finally to those providing adult and lifelong learning — are all subject to these expectations. While each of these sub-sectors are instrumental to these issues, arguably post-secondary education is pivotal in that it is both a strategic enabler and subject to the knowledge and regulations arising from its research production.

Citizenship, democracy and higher education in Europe, Canada and the USA

1. Citizenship, Democracy and the University: Theory and Practice in Europe and North America Jason Laker, Concepcion Naval and Kornelija Mrnjaus PART I: FOUNDATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS 2. Towards Inclusive and Generative Citizenship Education Michelle Nilson, Catherine Broom, Joanne Provencal and Heesoon Bai 3. Professor, Citizen, Parrhesiastes Naomi Hodgson and Paul Standish 4. Higher Education Student Civic Engagement: Conceptualizations of Citizenship and Engagement Strategies Rhonda Wynne 5. Rethinking Teacher Effectiveness in Democratic Citizenship Education for Ensuring Peace Alok Gardia and Deepa Mehta 6. Engaging with the Other: Student Community Engagement and the Development of Citizenship after Conflict Juliet Millican 7. Making Our Community Engagement Matter in the Community Randy Stoecker and Mary Beckman PART II: POLICY ENVIRONMENTS 8. The Relevance of Higher Education in Slovenia for Creating Virtuous Citizens and a Working Democracy: An Underexploited Source? Tomaz Dezelan, Alem Maksuti 9. Citizenship and Higher Education in Portugal: Impact of the Bologna Process Helena Lopes, Sofia Veiga, Pedro M. Teixeira and Isabel Menezes 10. Civic Education as Profession: Current Developments in German (Higher) Educational System and Qualification Opportunities for Teachers and Trainers Dirk Lange and Sven Rossler 11. Do Students Dreams Now Fit in Ballot Boxes? Gonzalo Jover, Esther Lopez and Patricia Quiroga 12. EDC/HRE in Croatia: Perspectives, Problems and Promises Kornelija Mrnjaus 13. Women, Universities, Leadership and Citizenship Helena C. Araujo 14. Taking it Personally: Engaging Democracy, Human Rights and Civic Participation as the Vocations of Higher Education Jason Laker

Introduction — Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the USA

There has been a substantial and growing discussion in educational literature about the skills necessary to be taught to students in order to prepare them to be engaged and agential citizens within democracies. Unfortunately, there has been a much smaller body of literature on effective pedagogical practices that foster the requisite knowledge, skills and dispositions in students to achieve this. This text is intended to engage the latter subject in two complementary ways. First, the chapters herein offer scholarly discussions about pedagogical and philosophical aspects of the project of fostering Citizenship, Democratic and Human Rights commitments among students. Second, the colleagues who provided chapters offered narratives about their experiences, dilemmas and choices as teachers navigating the complexities of this extraordinarily complex and consequential endeavor. In some cases, they were courageously honest about the difficulties, personal and professional risks associated with this work. Arguably, for those among us who see the practice of teaching as a linchpin to achieving the ideal of a democratic community, it is a false dichotomy to speak of personal and professional as if they are different things.

The Child’s Right to Play?! / Pravo djeteta na igru?!

Abstract In this paper the author elaborates the issue of the childs right to play through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As the three main challenges she puts forth the questions of recognition, respect and promotion of childrens right to play. Referring to the studies which indicate that the time children spend playing is getting shorter, she points out the problem of the subtle violation of childrens rights as well as the direct consequences of shorter time for play on the childs intellectual, social, emotional and physical development. The author also shortly elaborates the connection between play and decrease/increase in violence amongst children. Key words: child; play; importance of play; right to play; violation of the right to play. --- Sažetak Autorica u ovom radu obrađuje temu prava djece na igru kroz Konvenciju o pravima djeteta i kao tri kljucna izazova navodi pitanje prepoznavanja, postivanja i promicanja prava djece na igru. Referirajuci se na istraživanja koja pokazuju da se vrijeme koje djeca provode u igri sve vise smanjuje, ukazuje na problem “suptilnog” krsenja prava djeteta, kao i na izravne posljedice sve kraceg vremena igranja na djetetov intelektualni, drustveni, emocionalni i fizicki razvoj. Autorica se u radu također kratko bavi povezanoscu igre i smanjenja/povecanja nasilja među djecom. Kljucne rijeci: dijete; igra; važnost igre; pravo na igru; krsenje prava na igru