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We are very pleased to welcome you to this edition of our bimonthly newsletter. Many things have happened since the integration of the initial team of Via Education. The number of projects, their scope and influence has increased, and an extraordinary team of researchers has been consolidated. Currently, Via Education develops various lines of action aimed to achieve sustainable social development, within which are included: evaluation of educational programs, consulting local development agencies and NGO’s, development of social responsibility programs, developing models of social enterprises, and education for democratic citizenship (EDC) programs. |
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- The debate is open, how to improve and maintain the validity of the democratic system that our countries now enjoy? how to expand social citizenship? how to reduce poverty and inequality that remain as the great stain and threat to this democratic system? how to extend the policy? or how to recover the public debate and participation of the people? - Ideas and contributions: Democracy in Latin America, UNDP 2004. |
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This year, Ernesto Schiefelbein (Chile) has become the first person from the international community to receive the "Alumni Award for Outstaning Contribution to Education" at Harvard Graduate School of Education. |
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Citizen Education Research Project: Guerrero and Nuevo Leon.
The objective of this research project is to create learning opportunities where teachers implement teaching strategies that lead to the development of civic skills in young people so that they learn to participate meaningfully in a democratic society. At the same time it’s focus... |
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Democratic Competences in Marginalized Contexts
The rural community of “El Aguaje” from the San Cristobal de las Casas municipality has started a democratic participatory process.thought the secondary school.Last January, teachers from this small school that has only 80 students were par of the training of participatory methodology. This methodology search to develop... |
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Community Improving
Since the fall of 2008, VIA Education has been collaborating with alumni from the Tecnológico de Monterrey and citizens of a district within the metropolitan area of Monterrey with high levels of insecurity in a project to improve the community’s quality of life. |
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Education for Democratic Citizenship Program: Aprender a Participar, Participando! !
Our society is now wondering how the school can expand educational opportunities to educate citizens that could become active and democratic participants in solving the problems of their communities and in building a more democratic country. Therefore Via Education created the... |
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Hemispheric Course for the Evaluation of Policies and Programs in Education for Democratic Citizenship
The year 2008 was rich in terms of new learning experiences. One of the most interesting was undoubtedly the participation of VIA Education representing Mexico as one of the 22 countries in the Hemispheric Course for the... |
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Commitment and Dedication
The construction of environments where children and adults can learn and develop their identity as citizens to recognize their democratic rights and obligations is a goal we share with many actors and organizations. In Nuevo Leon this is the case of organizations such as the Civic Council of the Institutions of Nuevo Leon A.C. (CCINLAC); and Moral and Education Fomenting A.C. (FOME). We dedicate these lines to thank for your confidence and valuable contribution in achieving this goal. |
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