Thématique N°6

New Educational Policies - A Challenge for Democracy (1998)

New educational policies are trying to meet certain demands but which ones? What are the main challenges at hand and which values do they reflect? This issue takes a look at these debates and many more whilst at the same time suggesting certain venues in order to make an attempt at solving them.

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Summary

• Foreword by Monique Prindezis
• Educational Reform in an International Context: Intentions and Ambiguities, by Lynn Davies
• The School of Tomorrow under Construction: Some of the Challenges for Democracy by Jean Hénaire
• Tensions surrounding the Education of Citizens, by Juan Carlos Tedesco
• Pupils as Actors : Travesty or Authentic Participation in Democracy?, by Véronique Truchot
• Transversal Learning in the New Curriculum: A Case for an Integrated Approach to Educating the Pupil, by José Tuvilla Rayo