Title: Education for Democracy in Early Childhood
Country: Croatia
Authors: Dubravka Maleš and Ivanka Stričević
CategoryCurricular Materials
Date of Publication: 2005
Keywords: democracy, human rights, preschool education
Resource Language(s): Croatian
Pages: 1
Level of Education: Preschool
Publisher: Children First Association, Radnički dol 21, 10 000 Zagreb; telephone: ++385 1 48 21 101
Access: For information on obtaining this publication, contact the publisher: www.djeca-prva.hr
Abstract: The manual, "Education for Democracy in Early Childhood," was written to be used by teaching personnel at the preschool level and in lower primary schools to work on basic values and attitudes of democratic societies such as integrity, communication, cooperation, tolerance, respect, and honesty. It consists of two parts. The first part provides basic theoretical ideas, such as democracy, the democratic environment, education for democracy, and how to provide a democratic environment in kindergarten and lower primary schools, especially in building democratic relations between the teacher and the student, as well as among students. The second part provides activities to be used for building different values and attitudes.