D4 Published development or research report or study
Demokratia- ja ihmisoikeuskasvatus Suomessa : tilannekuva ja suositukset 2023 (2023)
Democracy and human rights education in Finland : a review with recommendations 2023

Gretschel, A., Rautiainen, M., Vanhanen-Nuutinen, L., & Tarvainen, K. (2023). Demokratia- ja ihmisoikeuskasvatus Suomessa : tilannekuva ja suositukset 2023. Valtioneuvoston kanslia. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja, 2023:24. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-329-6

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Gretschel, Anu; Rautiainen, Matti; Vanhanen-Nuutinen, Liisa; Tarvainen, Kai

eISBN: 978-952-383-329-6

Journal or series: Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja

eISSN: 2342-6799

Publication year: 2023

Number in series: 2023:24

Number of pages in the book: 146

Publisher: Valtioneuvoston kanslia

Place of Publication: Helsinki

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-329-6

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/87479

Additional information: Tiivistelmä myös ruotsiksi: Demokrati- och människorättsforstran i Finland : lägesbild och rekommedationer för 2023

Abstract

This report examines the extent to which the objectives set for democracy and human rights education have been met. The objectives in question include knowledge, skills as well as attitudinal elements, and the facilitation and realization of operational processes. Qualitative and interactional methods have been used to gather data for analysis, including input from children, as well as from school and university students. Based on the concluded inquiry, the following recommendations are proposed for the national development of democracy and human rights education: 1: Institutes of higher education should be encouraged to make studies in democracy and human rights education a compulsory part of the education of teachers. 2: A national program of guidelines for democracy and human rights education should be defined, and adequate resources provided for the development of a coordinating structure, which is responsible for the implementation of the program on national, regional, and local levels. 3: Children as well as school and university students should be regarded as subjects when considering questions regarding the state of democracy and human rights, and democracy and human rights education, as well as in the evaluation and development of both.

Keywords: citizenship education; democracy; human rights; early childhood education and care; primary and lower secondary education; secondary education; teacher training; situational awareness; recommendations; equality (fundamental rights)

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2023