The Democratization of Albania describes a multi-year project designed to promote democracy in Albania through the countryβs entire educational system. Instructional materials were developed, including a basic manual, to introduce open and interactive teaching by a network of almost 3000 teachers an
The Democratization of Albania: Democracy from Within
β Scribed by Theodore Kaltsounis (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 196
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-7
The Burden of the Past and Dreaming Democracy....Pages 9-25
Building Relationships and Exploring Curriculum....Pages 27-43
Selecting Leaders and Defining Basic Concepts....Pages 45-63
Teaching, Learning, and Teacherβs Guides....Pages 65-80
Publishing the Materials and Starting a Network....Pages 81-95
Expanding the Network and Addressing Feedback....Pages 97-112
Network Strengthening through the Universities....Pages 113-128
Evaluating and Concluding the Project....Pages 129-141
Democratization and Albaniaβs Experiment....Pages 143-155
Presenting a New Model for Albania and Beyond....Pages 157-174
Back Matter....Pages 175-193
β¦ Subjects
European Union Politics; Modern History; Political Science; European Politics; Democracy
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