Historical review of the educational dimension of the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe (CE), since its founding in 1949, has sought to establish a closer union among the peoples of Europe, in order to safeguard and promote the ideas and principles which are their common heritage. To achieve this objective, the EC devoted much of their initial efforts to create th...

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Main Author: Alfonso Diestro Fernández
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2015-10-01
Series:Tendencias Pedagógicas
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Online Access:https://revistas.uam.es/tendenciaspedagogicas/article/view/1889
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Summary:The Council of Europe (CE), since its founding in 1949, has sought to establish a closer union among the peoples of Europe, in order to safeguard and promote the ideas and principles which are their common heritage. To achieve this objective, the EC devoted much of their initial efforts to create the frameworks interstate documents –conventions and declarations–, which foster the strengthening of cultural and educational cooperation in their partners, as key elements for understanding and mutual understanding of the peoples of Europe. The historical review and analysis of its issued documents indicate the existence of a unique educational dimension of the EC, which will be the forerunner of the major foundations and actions of the education policy which will be held at European level, including the policy developed by the European Union –the most known–. This article aims to contextualize and show the historical process in which the educational dimension of the EC founded.
ISSN:1133-2654
1989-8614