The protection of national minorities is a core issue for the Council of Europe, and one of the major achievements in this field is the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (Framework Convention). The entry into force of this convention, on 1 February 1998, was an event of universal stature, as it is the first legally binding multilateral instrument devoted to the protection of national minorities. In addition to country-specific opinions on the implementation of the Framework Convention, the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has developed a more transversal approach to its work conducted after the first monitoring cycle. In 2004, the committee launched more thematic work with the aim of summarising its experience and views on the most important issues it has come across in its monitoring of the Framework Convention. The results of this work take the form of “thematic commentaries” on specific topics.Thematic commentaries have been adopted so far on education (2006, revised in 2024), participation (2008), language rights (2012) and the scope of application (2016).
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Table of Contents
- Thematic Commentary No. 1 on Education under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 1
- Thematic Commentary No. 1 on Education under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 2
- Executive summary 6
- Part I 8
- Introduction 8
- Normative and policy framework on the right to education 8
- The evolving context for the enjoyment of the right to education 10
- Structure of the revised Thematic Commentary 11
- Part II 14
- Education and the integration of society as a whole 14
- 1. Promoting respect for ethnic religious linguistic and cultural diversity intercultural dialogue and reconciliation Articles 6 and 12 14
- 2. Curricula and educational materials Article 12 16
- 3. Teaching of history and historical research Article 12 17
- 4. Teacher training Article 12 19
- 5. Extracurricular projects and activities 20
- 6. Religion education and integration of society Articles 6 and 8 20
- PART III 22
- Education and equal opportunities 22
- 1. Equality data and equal opportunities Articles 4 12 and 15 22
- 2. Early years and preschool education and equal opportunities Article 12 23
- 3. Segregation in education 24
- 4. Socio-economic conditions Articles 6 12 and 15 26
- 6. Itinerant way of life Article 12 29
- 7. School mediators and teaching assistants Article 12 29
- 8. Learning of the official languages 30
- PART IV 32
- Education and minority languages 32
- 1. Legal framework and conditions requiring provision of minority language education 32
- 2. Organisation of minority language education Article 14 35
- 3. Quality of minority language education and resources 38
- 4. Revitalisation of minority languages and reclaiming of minority cultures and identities Articles 5 and 14 40
- 5. Cross-border contacts and bilateral and multilateral agreements 42
- 6. New technologies and distance education 43
- 7. Private educational and training establishments Article 13 44
- PART V 46
- Conclusions 46
