DeCiTeL (2025-2028)
Democratic Citizenship Teaching and Learning
The Democratic Citizenship Teaching and Learning (DeCiTeL) project aims to improve teacher education policies and practices across Europe.
A collaboration between higher education institutions, formal and non-formal citizenship education providers and European networks will develop and trial innovative teacher training methods and provide teachers with authentic international learning experiences.
The project will enhance the EU dimension of teacher education by proposing common curriculum elements, learning modules and methodological resources.
Particular focus will be given to strengthening teachers’ ability to teach the civic dimension, participation, and democratic competence, which are important key competences in times of polarisation, global change, and the challenges facing democratic societies.
As sustainable civic learning should involve the entire school community, including parents, community groups, and NGOs, in the spirit of the ‘whole school approach‘ (WSA), the partners also consider democracy-related learning to be a collaborative task for teachers.
To create the basis for sustainable change, the project will bridge the gap between teaching and policy at local and European levels. Through its initial work on establishing a Teachers Alliance Network, the project aims to contribute to a framework for the exchange of good practices, methods, and tools across national and curricular boundaries.
Contact | Information
Patricia Hladschik
T 01/353 40 20
patricia.hladschik@politik-lernen.at
Project term
04/2025 – 03/2028
Project coordinator
Boğaziçi-Universitesi (Türkei)
Project partners
- Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe – DARE-Netzwerk (Deutschland)
- Laboratori per l’educazione che ispira la pace (Italien)
- European Parents’ Association (Belgien)
- Hogeschool Gent (Belgien)
- Panepistimio Ioanninon (Griechenland)
- Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions – OBESSU (Belgien)
- Université Côte d’Azur (Frankreich)
- Univerisita degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Italien)
- Universitatea nationala de stiintasi Tehnologie Politehnic Bucuresti (Rumänien)
- Wiener Forum für Demokratie und Menschenrechte – Zentrum polis (Österreich)
- Molassana und Prato Comprehensive Institute (Italien)
- Central National de Politici si Evaluare in Educatie (Rumänien)
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
The project is supported ;by the European Commission under the Erasmus + programme: Erasmus+ Teacher Academy Project ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-TEACH-ACA