SYNTHESIS of the Report on the Status of Development Education...

SYNTHESIS of the Report on the Status of Development Education in the Formal Education Sector and School Curricula in Countries of the European Union

In May 2006 a DEEEP Working Group devised a questionnaire for EU Member States, to provide base-line information for comparing and assessing the application and integration of DE in School curricula in each country. The Survey was conducted through the offices of the national NGOs platforms and networks involved in the promotion of DE in the EU.

The questionnaire was completed by representative agencies of 29 countries in Europe, and 2 in Asia. They also contributed to the consultation process that has followed.

The results have revealed a wealth of information about similarities and differences in the status, practice and support for Development Education in the schools sector in different nation states of the EU. They also shed the light on the interpretation of DE, and how its its thematic content is defined and related to different subject areas. They also indicate the range of current priority issues for DE, and provide insights into the problems of an overloaded school system struggling to keep up with contemporary global events. The survey outlines the developing relationships between governments offices and institutions in the NGO/DE sector.

It concludes with a sweeping view of weakness in national education systems regarding effective integration and recognition of the global dimension in school curricula and whole school practice.

Author

Pete Davis and Carole Coupez

ISBN

0

Publisher

DEEEP

Publishing Date

29 August 2007

Suitable for

Education practitioners

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DEinEurope_2007.pdf (application/pdf 92145 bytes)

Website

http://www.deeep.org/schoolcurricula.html