TASKs for democracy

TASK SHEET 2
School community – A sense of belonging
Horizontally distribute
the rights and
responsibilities of all
Strengthen individual
and collective
capacity for change
Autonomy,
decentralisation
and transparency
in the decisionmaking
process
Offer multiple
opportunities
for learning and
personal growth
SCHOOLS
AS
DEMOCRATIC
AND OPEN
COMMUNITIES
Promote teacherstudent,
studentadministration,
teacher-administration
and school-parent
relationships
Promote inclusion
and social cohesion
Involve local forces in
school management
Strengthen
participation,
responsibility and
accountability
Develop co-operation
and partnerships
Source: adapted from Duerr K., Spajic-Vkras V. and Ferreira Martins I. (2000), Strategies for learning democratic citizenship,
DECS/EDU/CIT 16, Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg.
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