The Future of Education

Within the past decade, international organizations such as UNESCO, CoE (Council of Europe), IEA, and the EU Council have strongly advocated for citizenship and human rights education throughout the world. Aimed at promoting the core values of democracy, human rights, and equality among students, the essential theme has become an important component within national curricula across Europe. In recent times, the Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research (MIUR) has been focusing not only on citizenship instruction but themes that until now were rarely covered in class such as environment, peace, intercultural education, and anti-mafia education. Supporting the belief that education is the main channel for awakening and developing social, cultural and legal awareness, and consciousness against crime and the mafia mentality, the theme has been integrated into several educational youth-oriented activities and projects. MIUR encourages school leaders and teachers of all levels to support anti-mafia education, in the context of historical, geographical, and socio-historical instruction. It also encourages schools to establish effective partnerships and projects with local authorities, police forces, cultural and sports associations, and NGOs.  The purpose of this project is to analyze and briefly summarize citizenship and anti-mafia initiatives in Italy while bringing forth new information and approaches that can empower Italian youth.

Keywords: anti-mafia education; civic and citizenship education in Italy.

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