7 Amendments of Katerina BATZELI related to 2008/2329(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the economic and social changes in the European Union, the factors conditioning the single market and the new opportunities and demands of a globalised economy are creating a set of common challenges for all national educational systems, making cooperation at European level in the field of education and training all the more necessary,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, in the current global financial and economic crisis, education and training have a key role to play in developing innovative skills and know- how and ensuring the free movement of knowledge as the ideal instrument for economic recovery and employment market consolidation; noting however that the primary objective of policy making in the field of education and training is not to meet market needs and employability criteria but to ensure that pupils achieve an overall standard of knowledge meeting uniform educational criteria, resulting in fully rounded personalities,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas an alarming increase in violence at school, accompanied by manifestations of racism and xenophobia in the school environment, is currently being observed as a result of two basic trends within educational establishments, multiculturalism and the widening of the class divide, compounded by the lack of any suitable intervention or pupil support and contact mechanisms within the educational system,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the reform of the educational system should, be fundamentally geared to the full and multifaceted development of the individual, cultivating respect for human rights and social justice, lifelong learning for the purposes of personal development and professional advancement, the protection of the environment and personal and collective wellbeing; takes the view that, in this context, matching knowledge thus acquired with market requirements is undoubtedly a priority for educational systems but is not their primordial and fundamental objective,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12α. Considers it important to instruct pupils in the use and applications of new communications and digital technology;·
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15α. Considers evaluation to be a useful instrument for improving the quality of educational systems; stresses however that any system of evaluation and assessment should be targeted not at the quantitative results and achievements of the pupils, which would create a social hierarchy of educational establishments, accompanied by 'multispeed' educational systems, but at the system itself and the methods it uses, taking clearly into account the specific socio-economic circumstances in which each school is operating;