Citizenship education and secondary schools in Europe

This book presents the European research conducted in five countries on the subject of education to citizenship in secondary schools. Cyprus Germany Italy Portugal and Romania were chosen according to geographic historic-political economic and cultural criteria. The results show a steady growth in awareness of the importance of relations between teachers and students as a requirement for building a democratic society in which each person can fully exercise one's rights of active citizenship by adopting dialogue clear communication and educational comprehension. The analysis and the questionnaires should be especially useful to researchers of pedagogy and professionals of education in their commitment of creating a positive social interaction in school environment.