TASKs for democracy

Knowledge and understanding
Diversity and empathy
1 Understanding of the
main concepts related
to diversity (e.g. culture,
identity, equality, empathy,
prejudice, stereotypes,
discrimination, racism,
citizenship, global interdependence,
sustainability)
2 Understanding of the
changing nature of identities
and cultures
3 Understanding of the nature
of empathy and knowledge
about how to develop it
Diversity and empathy
1 I can explain how individuals
and their behaviour change
and evolve over time
2 I ask questions to find out
why and how people change
the way they behave across
situations and contexts
Co-operation and
participation
Understanding of the roles
and functions of social
and political actors
Human rights and equity
Knowledge of international
frameworks and declarations
of human rights
and the rule of law
Knowledge construction
and epistemology
Understanding of the
relativity of knowledge,
that is theories are social
constructs that remain
incomplete and unfinished
Understanding that every
group has a power structure
Understanding of how
co-operation can help
prevent conflict, discrimination
and violence
Understanding of social, economic
and political processes,
power relations and conflicts
Knowledge of the different
forms of discrimination
and violence
Understanding of the ways in
which meanings of concepts
are influenced by contexts
and power relations
People who develop this knowledge are likely to engage in the following actions
Co-operation and
participation
I express understanding
that the way we organise
social processes has implications
for democracy
I gather information
about the roles and
functions of social and
political actors and their
interconnectedness
Human rights and equity
I distinguish inequality of capacities
from inequality of rights
I apply human rights to all
contexts, including virtual
social spaces (e.g. freedom
of expression, defamation,
self-image, personal safety,
intellectual property)
Knowledge and
epistemology
I ask questions more
than I give answers
My perspectives on the world
are enriched and diversified
through discussion
Self and interaction
Self-knowledge and
introspection
Understanding of the subjective
nature of all knowledge
of self and others
Knowledge about the relationship
of self and group
Self and interaction
I ask why people choose
to describe themselves in
the way that they do
I often use tentative formulations,
e.g. “it might
be”, “one possibility is
that”, “it seems that”
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