I encountered this while working on something else (specifically, my ethics course) and I didn't want to pass it by without saving it and sharing it here. There are three documents, of which I was most interested in the first, on the concept and model (68 page PDF). The idea is that "our education systems and schools need to prepare young people to become active, participative and responsible individuals: the complex, multicultural and rapidly evolving societies we live in cannot do with less." It's hard, though, to foster a sense of empowerment and particiption while telling people what values they should have. The list of competences is quite detailed, and I feel it should be negotiated every step of the way with the students. It's a fine line that needs to be walked, because as we've seen in other contexts, a failure to make the effort is worse.
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