La educación para la promoción de los derechos humanos de la tercera generación

The paper deals with the ways to promote the third generation human rights through education. It underlines the evolutionary dynamism of human rights and the necessity to promote a culture based on their recognition. Solidarity is analysed as the value which specify this generation of rights. Then the author defends the rights to a healthy environment, to peoples’ development, and to peace, as key components of any international political community or local communities aiming to meet the requirements of human dignity. Finally, he proposes some pedagogical practices to help the students to become conscious and responsible citizens, so they have the competence to ask to individuals and groups…

Ser uno mismo. Repensando la autonomía y la responsabilidad como coordenadas de la educación actual

One of the main goals of education in the 21st Century is developing students’ autonomy and responsibility. The first is to guarantee the shaping of each individual’s identity, which at the same time entails a pledge to one’s self, to others and to the surrounding reality. The second is in response to our ability to make commitments. To this end we must first immerse ourselves in the concepts of individuality and freedom, which are at the heart of the subject’s awakening and the development of his or her identity. Second, we must outline to all people their rights and duties which will act as permanent reference points that are valid for any situation of interaction. This will finally allow…

La educación ciudadana en una sociedad multicultural y compleja

Today’s society is at a new crossroads of responsibility that obliges it to reflect on what kind of citizens to educate and for what type of society. The changes taking place in a globalized world demand of all institutions a response that will be capable of facing up to the challenges of a multicultural and complex society. This obliges al of society to form citizens who will be capable of co-existing and sharing the responsibility for the building of a just and tolerant society. This paper defends the model of an integrated society in which all individuals enjoy the same rights and have analogous duties, regardless of place of birth, ethnicity, culture or religion. We thus propose a model…

Desarrollo de un programa de investigación en metodología didáctica para la prevención de la drogadicción en las escuelas de E.G.B de la Comunidad Valenciana (informe previo)