Organising institution |
 Ministry of National Education, Turkey
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Funding institution |
Ministry of National Education, Turkey
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Type |
Educational programmes | |
Date of commencement/
establishment |
1/1/1995 | |
Name |
Civics and Human Rights Course | |
Duration |
One hour a week, for two years | |
Substantive focus |
democracy and human rights | |
In-service training or
pre-service training |
No | |
Content |
Human rights, law and the State; democracy as a form of Government and as a way of life; protection and realization of human rights. Objectives of the programme: to awaken in the trainee the consciousness of being a human being, to show the ethical dimension of human rights, to develop the pupils' awareness of being a citizen and thus to mould attitudes that secure the protection of human rights; to help the trainee to grasp the role of the state and of the international instruments in the protection of human rights. | |
Description / Attachment |
The Protocol signed between the Ministry of State Responsible for Human Rights and the Ministry of Nation Education on March 14, 1995. | |
HR incorporated in curriculum |
No | |
Methodology used |
Discussion, case discussion, drama, individual research | |
Delivered by |
Primary school teachers. | |
Additional information |
The programme is carried out at the national level. | |
Was the program evaluated |
Information not available | |
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