TASKs for democracy

Transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge for democracy
Attitudes
Diversity and empathy
1 Acceptance of diversity
as a positive value for
the environment and the
survival of humankind
2 Disposition to be empathic
to enhance living and acting
together within society
3 Willingness to acknowledge
other people’s feelings
Co-operation and
participation
Readiness to be openminded
and curious
Willingness to work
together with others and
become actively involved
Readiness to take responsibility
and be accountable for
one’s actions and choices
Human rights and equity
Acceptance that human
rights are for all human
beings without exception
Readiness to adopt the values
of human rights and democratic
citizenship as the foundations
of living and acting together
Acceptance of the fact that
all human beings are equal
4 Willingness to act and encourage
others to act against
discrimination, prejudices,
stereotypes and injustice
Knowledge construction
and epistemology
Acceptance of the fact that
every individual constructs
knowledge differently
Recognition of formal, nonformal
and informal learning
in a lifelong perspective
Inclination to see things
from different perspectives
Readiness to question one’s
own and others’ views,
beliefs and theories
5 Recognition of the importance
of handling controversial
issues and acceptance
of the associated risks
People who develop these attitudes are likely to engage in the following actions
Self and interaction
Readiness to examine
one’s behaviour, language
use and body language
Acceptance of the fact that
one’s actions can reflect personal
values and beliefs more
authentically than words
Willingness to identify
and accept one’s own and
other people’s strengths
and weaknesses
Readiness to learn
from challenges
Readiness to strive for
mutual understanding and
meaningful dialogue
Diversity and empathy
1 I suspend judgment of individuals
and groups based
on very little or no information
and first impressions
Co-operation and
participation
I take part in activities in my
community, neighbourhood,
schools, associations and in
political movements, and motivate
others to do the same
Human rights and equity Knowledge and epistemology Self and interaction
I express my opposition and
intervene when I witness
expressions of hatred or discriminatory
acts against others
I highlight the importance of
access for all to various sets
and sources of knowledge
I pay attention to how my
choice of words and body
language express my beliefs,
thoughts and feelings
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