Repositori URV

Identificador: TDX:689

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX689

Autores:
Torres Sabaté, M. Concepción

Resumen:
Doctoral Thesis: The European Dimension of Education in the Secondary Education Centres of the Tarragonès.Presented by: M. Concepció Torres SabatéSupervisor: Dr Joana Noguera ArromUniversitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona 2004This doctoral thesis is developed over six chapters, the first of which defines the historical, political and legislative framework that has been generated by the unification of the countries that form the European Union, presenting a summary of the most noteworthy events that have been of influence. However, since the subject that interests us is education, that is how integration in the EU is lived in the educational environment, in the second chapter we specify how the treatment of education has evolved over various stages and treaties, as well as actions, documents and programmes that are most relevant to this aspect, programmatic lines of education policy and new challenges in this field and in twenty-first century society.We believe that through education the feeling of European citizenship can be achieved. As Jacques Delors says, '... the Commission is aware of the contribution that education must make to economic and social development.' Knowing the history and the construction process of the EU and its links with the growing importance giving to education allows us to define the current reality as well as analyse the evolution of each member state, aspects that have increased our personal interest in areas related to the EU and education.It is in the third and fourth chapters that we present the real situation of the European dimension in education in the Tarragonès and research in this area. The investigation's general objective is to analyse the programmes and actions that are developed in the Obligatory Secondary Education centres of the T