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International Objectives in Education

Conference SIO/Stichting NOBThe Hague, October 13th 2004

Prof.dr. Fons van Wieringen

President Netherlands Education Council

Contents

1. Four waves of internationalization

2. Leads

3. Employ a wide range of internationalization


Four waves of internalization

1. Children of international employees

2. Student mobility

3. International mind set

4. European competency

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Social capital formation


First wave

-Preventing connection problems in case of change

Examples

-European schools

-American School

-Schools for branches of the military service

-Internationally oriented primary and secondary education


Second wave

-Mobility concentrated on students/ pupils

Examples

-International Bacculaureate (IB diploma)

-Erasmus programmes (1 million participants)

-Exchange programmes secondary education/ vocational and adult education


Third wave

International mindedness

a. Language line of approach

b. Other subjects than reading, writing & maths (eg IPC)

•Bilingual education (tto), modern gymnasium alpha: English as language of instruction for nonlanguage subjects.

•Enhanced language education (vto): extra hours foreign language education.

•Early foreign language education in primary education (early vto): at an earlier age or instead of compulsory

English a different language.


Bilingual education-contribution:

Extra activities abroad

•Language courses,

•Exchange programmes

•extra bilingual materials, e.g. workbooks

•bilingual-activities such as English Drama, Western party, excursions

•in fifth and sixth form: the language exam of the International Baccalaureate is applicable


Differences between ioe and be

Internationally oriented education

Bilingual education

Accessible for a limited group of pupils

In principal accessible for all Dutch pupils

Curriculum International Baccalaureate

Dutch curriculum for havo (senior general secondary education)/vwo (pre-university education)

IBO CertificateHavo of vwo-diploma supplemented with IBO language certificate

Almost entirely in English

Not more than 50% in English

Less attention for the Dutch language

Broad attention for the Dutch language

Fourth wave

-European citizenship

-Europe competence

-Second language

-Connecting function NL

Certificate

Supplement to diploma (of pre-university edu., senior general secondary edu. or extended senior secondary vocational education)

-EuroKis schools

Internationa objectives in education

Proposed Constitutional Treaty

Article 1-8: Citizenship of the Union

1. Every inhabitant of a Member State will be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union will be additional to national citizenship; it will not replace it.

2. Citizens of the Union will enjoy the rights and be subject to the duties provided for in the Constitution.


Article 1-2: The Union’s values

1. The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.

Two contexts of Citizenship Education


National level European level

Citizen in the civil society context

1 2

Citizen in the State context

3Most attention given here

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National level European level

Citizen in the civil society context

Participation in community activities

Utilizing virtual and physical mobility

Understanding common history and potential of Europe

Citizen in the State context

Ability to profit from the opportunities given by the EU

The political and economic role of the EU

Some key competencies and contexts of Citizenship Education

Social capital

- Forming networks for social resources

- Inter-generational closure

Internationalization/ Europeanization through participation:

1. Classroom level

2. School level

3. Community level


Europeanization/ internationalization1. Pupil

2. Teacher

3. Instititutional

4. Curriculum

Separate subject (primary/secondary education)

Cross-curricular

Extra curricular

Leads

Pupil/ student

- Mobility

- Host families

- Target figures (e.g. in higher vocational education 1 out of 3)

- Alternative experiences (internal mobility)

Teachers

- international minded teacher corps;


Leads

Institutional

- How European are you as a manager?

- established contacts

Curriculum

1. Separate subject (primary/secondary education)

2. Cross-curricular

3. Extra curricular


1. Separate subject (primary/secondary education)

2. Cross-curricular

3. Extra curricular

IPC units of work

- Rulers and governments- Leading their world

- Looking at the evidence -The investigators

- Sustainability -The environment

- Settlements -Building a village

- Current affairs and the media -Making the news

- Control technology -Making things happen

- Host country and home country -Here and now, there and then


Four waves with overlap

1. Children of international employees

2. Student mobility

3. International mind set

4. European competency

- A wide range of employment

- Enhance each other

- Learn from each other


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