CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Atanasova, Angelina Stoyanova |
|---|---|
| Title | Policies on Civic Education in Bulgaria: National and European Union Perspectives |
| Summary | Civic education has been looked at as an important tool that could support EU in reinforcing its political grounds by contributing to the social inclusion of its citizens and help in developing a sense of a common European identity and citizenship. This research examines the motivations behind civic education policies in Bulgaria as one of the EU member states and how these motivations reflect European motivations in this area. Moreover, it analyzes if civic education policies in Bulgaria really contribute to developing active citizenship and strengthening the sense of a common European identity. In order to answer the research questions policy documents from the strategic framework for education and training at EU level and policy documents issued by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science in Bulgaria have been analyzed. The results show that there is an inconsistency in the motivations behind civic education in the Bulgarian case. In most policy documents developing active citizenship and civic competences are present in the generic statements of the policy documents. However, they are hardly translated into specific activities or through the specific requirements in State Education Requirements. Moreover, the Bulgarian policy documents translate the European values and focus on the knowledge accumulation about the EU rather than on educating students for European citizenship. |
| Supervisor | Matei, Liviu |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/atanasova_angelina.pdf |
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