VOICE. Developing citizens - Paths to core competencies through a problem-based learning project in civic education

VOICE is a multilateral Comenius project funded by the European Commission. It started in January 2011 and will last two years’ time. Educational experts and practitioners from different institutions from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey are collaborating in the VOICE project in order to contribute to improving educational practice in civic education.

Lifelong learning and civic competencies are essential for each individual in modern, knowledge-based, democratic societies. As dispositions of learning-to-learn skills and active citizenship shape up in childhood and adolescence, schools can make a significant contribution to the enhancement of social and civic competencies as well as to learning-to-learn skills.

The VOICE project aims to address this issue by developing problem-based learning materials for secondary school pupils and a teacher training course on skills and background knowledge for implementation of competence-oriented civic education.

Project outcomes

The project's consortium, formed by educational experts and practitioners from nine different institutions from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey, develops

: The VOICE consortium on the First Partner Meeting, March 2011 in Hannover, Germany

A) problem-based learning modules for secondary school classes on the topics Democracy, Europe, Human Rights and migration AND with focus on enhancement of social, civic and learning-to-learn competencies;

B) a teacher trainings course featuring necessary skills and background knowledge for implementing competence-oriented civic education.


VOICE Focus of the Project Project Partners Needs Analysis Prototype Modules Teacher Training Course Partner Meetings Public Relations Internal Forum Contact	VOICE. Developing citizens - Paths to core competencies through a problem-based learning project in civic education VOICE is a multilateral Comenius project funded by the European Commission. It started in January 2011 and will last two years’ time. Educational experts and practitioners from different institutions from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey are collaborating in the VOICE project in order to contribute to improving educational practice in civic education. Lifelong learning and civic competencies are essential for each individual in modern, knowledge-based, democratic societies. As dispositions of learning-to-learn skills and active citizenship shape up in childhood and adolescence, schools can make a significant contribution to the enhancement of social and civic competencies as well as to learning-to-learn skills. The VOICE project aims to address this issue by developing problem-based learning materials for secondary school pupils and a teacher training course on skills and background knowledge for implementation of competence-oriented civic education. Project outcomes The project's consortium, formed by educational experts and practitioners from nine different institutions from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey, develops The VOICE consortium on the First Partner Meeting, March 2011 in Hannover, Germany A) problem-based learning modules for secondary school classes on the topics Democracy, Europe, Human Rights and migration AND with focus on enhancement of social, civic and learning-to-learn competencies; B) a teacher trainings course featuring necessary skills and background knowledge for implementing competence-oriented civic education.	This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. We are on Facebook
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