2006-09

Cittadinanza Europea-European Citizenship: the questionnaires

Questionnaire 1 about citizenship education in the curriculum, is 
for  Headmasters

           Name of school:

        Does your school provides education  : a) general    b) technical  c)  vocational

        Circle the type of your school

1.  Have you got the subject dealing with  ” The Citizenship and European Citizenship

     Education “ ?

 ¨    Yes

 ¨    No

2.  If not: What subjects deal partly with the citizenship  education

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3.   Have you got Cross-curriculum  goals  / activities dealing with the citizenship  education

4.    In what way do you fulfill the goal of the citizenship  education

 

Questionnaire 2 about general knowledge of the EU, is for students

1.     What are the advantages of the European Union for the everyday people?

2.     Why is it important for the members?

3.     What is the anthem of the EU and why was it chosen to be?

4.     How many members are there of the EU?

5.     Why was the EU founded and who were the founders?

6.     What is the language of the EU?

7.     What did you learn about the EU at school?

8.     Why is the flag blue and how many stars are on the flag?

9.     How does the introduction of the Euro influence the economy in the member countries?

10. What are the conditions to join the EU?

11. Where is the centre of the EU?

12. What are the disadvantages of the EU membership?

13. Why is the EU continuously enlarg?

14. . Where can you get information about the EU?

Questionnaire 3 is about what students think of the EU

Circle the type of your school: GENERAL / TECHNICAL / VOCATIONAL

Can you answer the following questions:

1.How citizenship education is a part of the curriculum at your school?.

Give the names of the subjects in which you learn something about citizenship

as well as the citizenship topics taught there.

You can use some points from the list of citizenship topics given below:

·         National and European identity

·         European awareness (detecting mutual roots)

·         Understanding of global problems all over the world such as poverty, access to education,

        migrations, environment protection, breaking human rights, trade barriers, wars, corruption, etc)

·         Social attitudes enabling to acquire/understand/develop tolerance and integration with other European citizens

·         Fighting the attitudes making it impossible for people to integrate with other European citizens,

        such as rasism, nationalism and different homophobies, getting rid of prejudices, stereotypes by education,

        travels, exchanges

·         European Union -  past, presence and future

·         Opportunities and rights in the EU

·         The knowledge of national and European symbols (passport, flag, anthem, EURO)

·         One European Constitution

·         Active participation in democracy

·         Citizen’s rights

·          Safety and security in Europe for European citizens

·         Promoting students’ initiatives, being active member of the society, volunteering

·         Co-operation with local authorities

·         Non-governmental organizations and their functioning in a citizens’ society

·         Agreement between different religions within different societies in Europe

·         Charity missions in new, unifying nations  Europe

2. Can you briefly comment upon:

·        past of the EU (How did it start and develop?)

·        presence of the EU (Describe the expansion of the EU in the last few years)

·        future of the EU (Does EU have to grow? Why/ why not?)

3. Could you put a cross next to the points you associate with opportunities and rights of citizens in the EU countries.

·         Possibility of free transfer of people(e.g to find a job, to get education, to set up a family)

·         Possibility of free transfer of capital

·         Possibility of free exchange of technology thought

·         Possibility of free exchange of information

·         Opportunity to take advantage of a lot of EU programs aimed at those willing to get education, training, exchange

        experience, research experience

·         Opportunity of academic recognition, the chance to have one’s diploma recognized

·         Opportunity to live in an informative society, to get information

·         Opportunity to use ECAS – European Citizen Action Service

·         Right to take up a job in membership countries

·         Right to vote in the election for European Parliament

·         Right to vote in different European referendums

·         Right to lodge petitions to European Parliament

·         Right to appeal to European spokesperson of citizens’rights about wrong functioning of EU institutions 

        (the European  Ombudsman)

·         Right to respect and defend human dignity

·         Right to be treated equally as citizens from other membership countries

·         Right to have diplomatic and consular protection

·         No discrimination

You are free to give any other rights and opportunities in the EU:

Could you give those opportunities and rights in the UE which mean for you changes for better

Could you give those opportunities and rights in the UE which mean for you changes for worse?

4.What does “European Citizenship” mean for you? How do you feel about being European citizen?

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