- Date
- September 2012
- Author
- Katalin Széger
This policy recommendation is the product of an 18-month-long research and development program, through which the Kurt Lewin Foundation aimed to explore what impact the school—as an organizational-functional environment—has on students’ active citizenship, democratic values, knowledge, and acceptance of anti-democratic ideas.
The recommendation suits real needs and opportunities; at the same time it offers a methodological model. It provides specific pieces of advice both in the fields of strategy development and execution.
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