Evaluation and Research in Education
Editor: Professor Keith Morrison, Inter-University Institute of Macau
Associate Editor: Professor Stephen Gorard, University of York
Statistical Adviser: Professor Colin Baker, University of Wales Bangor
Reviews Editor: Dr. Emma Smith, University of York
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Volume: 10 Number: 2 Page: 128–146
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Citizenship 2000: Promoting the European Dimension
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Medwin Hughes
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Several writers have stressed the importance of the European Dimension in teacher training and have outlined possible basic teacher training modules for future teachers. This article focuses upon a teacher
training module that was created to promote the European dimension for teachers of lesser used European languages. The Citizenship 2000 Project was set up in 1990 as a collaborative project between the
University of Wales, Cardiff and the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages, Dublin. The project was established in accordance with the general principles setout by the Council of Ministers of the European
Commission, in particular those presented to the Council on the European Dimension in Education (Circular 88-C177-02). The project adhered to the European Commission's guidelines on Education and Training,
which stressed the important role of the European dimension in education and the significance of promoting respect for the various education and cultural traditions within the Community. The main objective
of the Citizenship 2000 project was to create a medium-term plan and curricular guidelines for the lesser used language communities of Europe. The aims of the project were to strengthen a sense of European
identity; to encourage the importance of learning languages in order to take part in the developments of European Community; to enforce the historical, cultural, economic and social awareness of the lesser
used languages and to strengthen European cohesion within a national and regional identity; and to promote a strong sense of personal identity. I propose in this paper to outline the basic principles of
the Citizenship 2000 project and discuss how they relate to a teacher-training module that supports European diversification.
© Multilingual Matters 1999
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