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Compass
http://eycb.coe.int/compass/
Need a compass to
find your way through the complexity of Human Rights and
Intercultural Education? Well, such a compass really exists, the
"Compass" website
of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe. |
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Authors/Editors
The website is
based on the Human Rights Education Youth Programme which has been
initiated by the Council of Europe in 2000 in order to bring human
rights and intercultural education into the mainstream of youth
work. |
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Description of
Contents
It - as is pointed
out in its the "About us"-section - provides access to four
educational manuals, allowing users to take full advantage of the
possibilites offered by the Internet,
namely links across chapters or the chance to exchange
experiences and provide feedback to
others. The four manuals are:
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COMPASS, the
manual on HRE for young people, which
has been designed as the main tool for Human Rights Education.
COMPASS indicates and suggests different ways and directions for
HRE in formal and non-formal educational settings.
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The "All
different – all Equal” Education Pack, which is a manual that
provides youth workers, trainers and group leaders with ideas,
resources, methods and activities for informal intercultural
education with young people.
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DOmino
which is a practical manual on how to use peer-group education as
a means of fighting racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and
intolerance, and
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"Alien '93" which
was the very first resource book on combating racism and
xenophobia, published by the Directorate of Youth and Sport.
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Compass |
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is organised in the
following way:
Chapter 1:
Familiarises the reader with what the authors mean by human rights
education.
Chapter 2: Consists
of a collection of 49 activities of different levels of complexity,
which cover different topics and address
different types of rights. Cross-referencing is given to relevant
follow-up activities in Alien 93 ; DOmino and the Education Pack.
Chapter 3: "Taking
action", contains ideas and tips for those that would like to be
more active in promoting human rights.
Chapter 4: Provides
essential information about human rights and international standards
and documents.
Chapter 5:
Supplementary background information about the topics.
The appendices:
Contain essential information on and links to legal documents. |
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Education Pack
The education pack
consists of two parts. Part A is a general introduction to the
current situation in Europe and argues for the introduction of
intercultural education. Part B provides a toolbox of methods and
activities to use with young people in intercultural education.
Following a description of the overall methodology, you will find a
range of activities which are based firmly on group work and
participation.
Although the
education pack has been especially designed for young people, it and
the activities proposed can be adapted for other age groups in
informal education settings as well. |
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DOmino
The intention of
DOmino is to give some assistance to those working or planning to
work with young people on peer group education projects. The
different sections of DOmino contain some theoretical background on
peer group education as well as different project descriptions,
methods, quotes and stories from young
people. |
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Alien 93'
provides an
overview of work carried out to combat racism and xenophobia by the
various youth organisations cooperating with the Council of Europe.
The Compass website
- and especially the Compass Manual on Human Rights Education and
the "Education Pack" dealing with intercultural education -
undoubtedly constitutes an invaluable source for all teachers
searching for concepts, ideas or methods for their seminars.
Highly recommendable! |