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  • Library

    Free access to research projects and results, teaching tools, manuals, papers, CoE Recommendations and literature in the field.

    The online library contains resources in several languages. It provides a short description of each entry as well as relevant links and documents.

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  • share & connect

    The EWC network for teachers, teacher trainers, researchers, PhD students and other professionals in the field of Education for Human Rights, Democratic Citizenship and Intercultural Understanding.

    Oddrun Marie Hovde Bråten
    Teacher Trainer
    I have a PhD in Religious Education at the University of Warwick, supervised by Bob Jackson. The title of the PhD thesis is: A comparative study of religious education in England and Norway. I have a background in religious studies from the University of Bergen, and have worked in teacher training since 1996, since 1998 till present at Sør-Trøndelag University College.

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  • EWC Statement Series

    To highlight recent and ongoing research activities, scholars and other education professionals are invited to publish their views on current research topics and scholarly debates in The EWC Statement Series.

    Each year the EWC publish the collection of statements as a booklet, both as a printed and online version.

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  • Calendar

    • MAY. Diverse Teachers for Diverse Learners
      22
      2013
    • MAY. 4th Nordic Conference on Subject knowledge in school and teacher education
      29
      2013
    • JUN. 22nd annual conference of the EAN
      2
      2013
    • JUN. 7th annual conference: Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education
      28
      2013
    » See whole calendar
  • Intercultural Glossary

    In co-operation with different partners, the EWC has started to work on an intercultural glossary project in the field of education for democratic citizenship, human rights and intercultural understanding.

    The aim is to provide an online resource for education professionals offering definitions and discussions of key concepts, as well as methods for concept learning.

    » Go to intercultural glossary
  • External Resources

    • DARE - Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe
    • Database on Human Rights Education and Training
    • European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
    • HREA - Human Rights Education Associates
    • NECE - Networking European Citizenship Education
    » Go to external resources
  • EWC COOPERATES WITH

    • Council of Europe (CoE)
    • The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
    • The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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  • ABOUT EWC

    The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) is a European Resource Centre on Education for Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship. EWC’s mission is to build bridges between policy, research and practice.
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  • About Wergeland

    Henrik Wergeland (1808 – 1845) was a romantic poet and an important historian. He was an advocate for democracy, and an eager defender of freedom of faith and freedom of expression.
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