EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN EUROPE Education and Culture Series EDUC 113 EN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN EUROPE A comparative study of the place occupied by the European Union in the secondary education curriculum in the Member States and in the candidate countries Education and Culture Series EDUC 113 EN 11-2003 Thisstudy wasrequested by the European Parliament'sCommittee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport within the annual research programme. Thispaper ispublished in the following languages: EN, FR (original). Authors: Julien Nicaise and Christiane Blondin, Educational Research Department, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Liège (ULg), Belgium Responsible official: Pernille Winther Directorate-General for Research Legal and Social Affairs Division Tel: (352) 4300-22568 Fax: (352) 4300-27720 E-mail:
[email protected] Manuscript completed in April 2003. Further information on DG IV publications can be accessed through www.europarl.ep.ec./studies Luxembourg, European Parliament, 2003 The opinionsexpressed in thisdocument are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Parliament. Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorized, provided the source is acknowledged and the publisher isgiven prior notice and sent a copy. Summary Executive summary The European Parliament commissioned the Educational Research Department at the University of Liège in Belgium to carry out ‘ A comparative study of the place occupied by the European Union in the secondary education curriculum in the Member States and in the candidate countries’ .