HUMAN RIGHTS IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES International Conference on Modernity, Education and Human Rights: Human Rights, Children’s Rights and Participation and Active Citizenship as Learning Outcomes of Higher Education Study Programmes HUMAN RIGHTS IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES Anela Nikčević – Milković, PhD University of Zadar, Teacher Training Department January 22, 2019

COOPERATION BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION The importance of linking and strengthening the cooperation between civil society organizations and universities in integrating the content and methodology of civic education into higher education programs, and thereby highlighting the civilian mission of the university. Challenges of learning for citizenship in tertiary education - education can not be deprived of social values ​​and must encourage inclusiveness; the importance of school-based demographic education at school level; develop more courses to develop the civic competence of all students, especially teaching (they need to be prepared for teaching civic education, civic education courses as a mandatory part of pedagogical and psychological education and specialist studies).

Examples of good practice at the tertiary level for the development of student civic competences; the importance of developing student practice in cooperation with associations (for example: development and opportunities of socially useful learning programs through the support of the European Social Fund).

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COURSES/ SUBJECTS AND PROGRAMS Global Education Civic Education Education for Human Intercultural Education Rights Peace Education Education for Development Environmental Education

CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION POLICY AWARENESS: All the issues of concern take into account the social, political and economic contradictions in their community, as well as the consequences of their own choices and decisions, and to see options for action against the obsessive elements of the world we are in. Features: normative (value-based), focusing on the problem, conceptually: generates ideas, new discoveries, holistic (multidisciplinary, interrelated), ecological (living systems), integrated approach (combining theory, pedagogy and action - a) theory: examination of the dominant paradigm, b) pedagogy: a commitment to the development of skills, c) action: personal, structural and cultural transformation).

4 basic pillars to people throughout their life as a comprehensive and lifelong experience: LEARN TO KNOW = LEARNING TO LEARN LEARN TO DO LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER LEARN TO BE J. Delores, UNESCO, 1998.

(conceptualization of experience) The teaching of human rights is based on the cycle of experiential learning inner experience external experience reflection (awareness of experience) insight / knowledge (conceptualization of experience)

COURSE REVIEW RELATED TO CIVIL EDUCATION AND EDUCATION IN TEACHING FACULTIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education and its Departments in Petrinja and Čakovec University of Rijeka, Faculty of Teacher Education University Juraj Dobrila in Pula, Department of Education of Teachers University of Split, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Teacher Education University of Zadar, Department of Education for Teachers and Preschool Educators, and Department of Teacher Education in Gospić University Josip Juraj Strossmajer in Osijek, Faculty of Teacher Education in Osijek and its Department in Slavonski Brod

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB, FACULTY OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND ITS DEPARTMENTS IN PETRINJA AND ČAKOVEC Childhood and Children's Rights (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, from the 1st semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Education for Democratic Citizenship (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, from the 1st semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Environmental Education (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, from the 2nd semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Education for goodness (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study)

ZAGREB/PETRINJA/ČAKOVEC Human Rights Education (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, from 1st semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Education for Development (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, from 3rd to 8th semesters, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Education for values (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Pedagogy of Communion (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, from 1st semester, for students of Teachers and Pre-school Education Study) Childhood and children's rights (regular course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS, 5th semester, Pre-school education)

UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA: FACULTY OF TEACHER STUDY Education for Democratic Citizenship (elective course, 30 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, 5th semester, for students of Teachers Education Study) Pedagogy of Sustainable Development (regular course, 30 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS, 8th semester, for students of Teachers Education study) Training of social skills (elective course, 30 lectures + 15 exercises, 3 ECTS, 3rd semester, for students of Early and Pre-school education) Children, Environment and Sustainable Development (elective course, 15 lectures + 30 seminars, 3 ECTS, 5th semester, for Early and Pre-school Education) From the offer of joint elective courses at the University of Rijeka in the academic year 2018/2019: Intercultural Communication (15 lectures + 15 seminars, 3 ECTS, 2nd, 4th and 6th semester) Sustainable Development (30 lectures + 15 seminars, 3 ECTS, 2nd semester)

UNIVERSITY OF JURJA DOBRILE IN PULA: FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES Civic Education in Croatian and European Context (regular course, 5 ECTS, 1st semester, classes in English and Croatian language - for foreign students, in postgraduate doctoral studies New paradigm of education in the field of pedagogy) Education and Training for Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship (elective course, 30 lectures + 15 seminars, 3 ECTS, 9th and 10th semester, for students of Teaching and Education Studies, teaching in Croatian and English) - The same course and Study in Italian Educazione ai diritti umani e alla cittadinanza dem. (15K + 15P)

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY IN SPLIT: TEACHER STUDY Module 3: Education for Sustainable Development based on UN issues of education for sustainable development (democracy, justice, ethics, human rights, preservation of cultural heritage, health, biological and landscape diversity, protection of the environment and nature, climate change, natural resource management), and the purpose is to enable future Primary Education Master in Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development in Their Career Work. Within this module, the following courses are being conducted: Education for Sustainable Development in Primary Education Social ecology

SPLIT Child and Society (regular course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS) Introduction to Civic Education (regular course, 15 lectures + 15 exercises, 2 ECTS) Ethics (regular course, 30 lectures, 2 ECTS) Intercultural Music Education (regular course, 30 lectures, 2 ECTS) Philosophy and Sustainable Development (regular course, 30 lectures, 2 ECTS) Democracy in theory and practice (regular course, 30 lectures, 2 ECTS) Outdoor education for Sustainable Development (regular course, 15 lectures + 15 field work, 2 ECTS) Out of Module (in other two): Democracy in Theory and Practice (regular course, 30 lectures, 2 ECTS, 8th semester)

UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR: DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHING AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION IN ZADAR AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHING EDUCATION IN GOSPIĆ The same program in Zadar and Gospic for Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate teaching study Sociology of Development and the Environment (regular course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS, 1st semester) Civil literacy (regular course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS, 2nd semester) Ethics and human rights (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS, 5th semester) Programming the work of the classmates (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS, 5th semester) Social skills training (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 3 ECTS, 9th semester)

ZADAR University undergraduate and pre-school education - a three-year study - is conducted only in Zadar: Children's rights (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 exercises, 3 ECTS, 6th semester) Graduate university study of early and pre-school education - is performed only in Zadar:

UNIVERSITY OF JOSIP JURJA STROSSMAJERA IN OSIJEK: FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE Integrated undergraduate and graduate university study program: Interculturalism in Education (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS) Nonviolent communication (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS) Ecological education (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS) The History of Civil Society (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 seminars, 2 ECTS)

OSIJEK Undergraduate University Study Program for the Early Childhood and Pre-School Education Pedagogical communication (elective course, 30 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS) Graduate University Study Program of the Early Childhood and Preschool Education The Ethics of the Teaching profession (elective course, 15 lectures + 15 exercises, 2 ECTS) Ecology for Sustainable Development (regular course, 30 lectures + 30 exercises, 5 ECTS) Intercultural Education in the Early and Pre-school Education (elective course, 30 lectures + 15 seminars, 4 ECTS) Pedagogy of Sustainable Development (elective course, 30P + 15S, 5 ECTS)

CONCLUSIONS Greater sensitivity to the agenda of Human Rights in Teacher Training Programs compared to earlier. All faculties have courses of Human Rights from the 1st semester onwards. A smaller number of courses are regular, more courses are elective. Teacher Education Study in Split has a special module with a large number of regular courses of Human Rights. Requires greater cooperation between Universities and Schools with Non-governmental organizations and other Social, Cultural and Educational Institutions in local communities to achieve the objectives of Human Rights Education.

CONCLUSIONS Are the faculties, schools and local institutions and organizations sufficiently encouraged to cooperate (necessity in the implementation of different projects with real indicators of change)? Are the future teachers and educators are sufficiently educated to carry out Human Rights Education and make real positive changes in their local environment? Are there any blockages in the country and particular interests not to develop Human Rights Education and the actions that result from such education?

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