Abstract
As a dynamic and ongoing process European integration has faced many
difficulties so far. Nevertheless through widening and deepening the
European Union (EU) is trying to expand its competence within different
policy areas. Two of these areas, namely education and culture have close
links to today 's highly debated subject of 'integration of the people' within
the EU project.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the role, the effects and the aims of
the education and cultural fields in creating the 'peoples of Europe' project.
In the field of education, the EU has been pursuing the aims of the Bologna
Process to establish the European Higher Education Area until 2010.
Closer cooperation and protection of the common cultural heritage of
Europe owns are the main concerns of the cultural policy. These two policy
areas also support the efforts to create the 'Peoples of Europe' project
which was introduced for the first time in the Tindemanns report. The
programmes introduced under education and culture (such as student
exchange, student mobility, and cultural action programmes) are opening
the way for intercultural dialogue, harmonization of people, creating the
feeling of belonging to the same community, strengthening EU Citizenship,
and spreading the 'we' feeling across Europe. In short, these two policy
areas interact with the aim of supporting the social construction of the EU.
References
- Walkenhorst, Heiko. (2005) "The Changing Role of the EU Education Policy- a critical Assessment", Paper for the EUSA Ninth Biennial International Conference, Austin, Texas. Retrieved: 07.04.2007, from http://aei.pitt.edu/3177 /01/Walkenhorst_ EUSA _ 2005 _final. pdf
- Yero, Judith Lloyd. (2001-2002) "The Meaning ofEducation", Teachers Mind Resources Website. Retrieved: 09.10.2006, from http://www. teachersmind.com/pdfdirectory /Education.PD F
Abstract
As a dynamic and ongoing process European integration has faced many
difficulties so far. Nevertheless through widening and deepening the
European Union (EU) is trying to expand its competence within different
policy areas. Two of these areas, namely education and culture have close
links to today 's highly debated subject of 'integration of the people' within
the EU project.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the role, the effects and the aims of
the education and cultural fields in creating the 'peoples of Europe' project.
In the field of education, the EU has been pursuing the aims of the Bologna
Process to establish the European Higher Education Area until 2010.
Closer cooperation and protection of the common cultural heritage of
Europe owns are the main concerns of the cultural policy. These two policy
areas also support the efforts to create the 'Peoples of Europe' project
which was introduced for the first time in the Tindemanns report. The
programmes introduced under education and culture (such as student
exchange, student mobility, and cultural action programmes) are opening
the way for intercultural dialogue, harmonization of people, creating the
feeling of belonging to the same community, strengthening EU Citizenship,
and spreading the 'we' feeling across Europe. In short, these two policy
areas interact with the aim of supporting the social construction of the EU.
References
- Walkenhorst, Heiko. (2005) "The Changing Role of the EU Education Policy- a critical Assessment", Paper for the EUSA Ninth Biennial International Conference, Austin, Texas. Retrieved: 07.04.2007, from http://aei.pitt.edu/3177 /01/Walkenhorst_ EUSA _ 2005 _final. pdf
- Yero, Judith Lloyd. (2001-2002) "The Meaning ofEducation", Teachers Mind Resources Website. Retrieved: 09.10.2006, from http://www. teachersmind.com/pdfdirectory /Education.PD F
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Makaleler |
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| Publication Date | December 28, 2007 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2007 Volume: 15 Issue: 2 |
