Democratic Citizenship Education in Albania: A Manual for Educators.

Overview & Synopsis

This manual traces the emergence of democracy in Albania from the end of the Communist system in 1990. It deals with the concepts and practices of democratic citizenship education and emphasizes the role of education in developing and sustaining democracy. The manual is to assist educators to put together the knowledge and skills they possess with whatever new is presented in the manual in order to educate the citizens of tomorrow for a new and democratic Albania. The three chapters are: (1) "Albania Moves Toward Democracy" describing the first 6 years' achievements and problems and discussing the need for democratic citizenship education; (2) "The Basics of Democracy" defining and tracing "democracy," and discussing the basic values and principles of democracy; and (3) "The Basics of Democratic Citizenship Education" including the curriculum of democratic citizenship education, methods of teaching democratic citizenship education, and teacher education. (EH)