Citizenship education for getting competence in higher education in Latvia (sustainable development aspect)
2009
Jurgena, I., Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (Latvia) | Mikainis, Z., Rezekne Higher Educational Institution (Latvia)
Citizenship education for sustainable development is an important function of higher education with a significant moral, political, and legal capacity. It promotes the principles of the rule of law, responsibility, and participation in a democratic society. Consequently, it ensures the development of the citizenship competencies of young specialists as well. The features outlined above are also emphasized in the normative acts referring to the Latvian higher education, the documents of the institutions of higher education, and particularly in the study programmes. The analysis of the content and objectives of the curricula of several Latvian institutions of higher education shows that a significant attention is paid to the adoption of the basic values and principles referring to sustainable development. The purpose of the article is to analyse the experience of citizenship education in Latvian higher education within the context of sustainable development. The assumption that various transversal and interdisciplinary approaches play a key role in citizenship education is offered for discussion. These approaches make it possible to develop the multi-scale thinking of future specialists and enhance their ability to analyse critically the main dilemmas created by the processes of social, legal, environmental, and economic development.
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