Editorial by Series Editors.- Acknowledgements.- List of Contributors.-

1. AIMS AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY; Jaap Scheerens.- 1.1 Aims and objectives.- 1.2 Intended project outcomes.- 1.3 Approach and organization.- 1.4 Other matters: equity-related issues concerning dis-advantaged groups.- 1.5 References.-

2. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ON INFORMAL LEARNING OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP COMPETENCIES; Ralf Maslowski, Heiko Breit, Lutz H. Eckensberger, Jaap Scheerens.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.3 Informal student activities and experiences.- 2.4 School context.- 2.5 Conceptual framework for this study.- 2.6 References.-

3. DESIGN OF THE CASE-STUDIES; PROCEDURE AND CONTENT; Jaap Scheerens.- 3.1 Introduction.-
Part 1: ROCEDURE; INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED TO THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.-
Part 2: OPERATIONALIZED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CHECK-POINTS FOR DATA COLLECTION.-
Part 3: WHOM TO ASK WHAT.-
ANNEX 1: Table of Correspondence.-
ANNEX 2: Dimensions of citizenship.-

4. CYPRUS; Petros Pashiardis, Maria Georgiou, Mihales Georghiou.- 4.1 The national context of citizenship education in Cyprus.- 4.2 Cyprus Research Report on Citizenship Education.- 4.3 References.-

5. DENMARK; Lejf Moos, John Krejsler, Per Fibæk Laursen.- 5.1 National report on citizenship education: Denmark.- 5.2 Danish Summary Report of Case Studies.- 5.3 References.-

6. ENGLAND; Sally Thomas, Wen Jung Peng and Wan Ching Yee.- 6.1 National Report on Citizenship Education in English Secondary School.- 6.2 Summary of Six Case Studies in England.- 6.3 References.- Appendix 6.1: Summary of Staff Questionnaire responses.-

7. GERMANY; Hermann Josef Abs, Heiko Breit, Annette Huppert, Anne Schmidt, Stefan Müller-Mathis.- 7.1 Context report on civic- and citizenship education in Germany.- 7.2 Report on Case Studies at Schools in Germany.- 7.3 References.-

8. ITALY; Giovanna Barzanò, Emanuela Brumana, Gianfrancesco Musumeci, Valeria Pastore, Mauro Palumbo, Marco Razzi.- 8.1 Citizenship Education at School in Italy; the national context.- 8.2 Citizenship Education at School in Italy; Case Studies Summary Report.- 8.3 References.- Annex: The most important recent norms related to citizenship education.-

9. ROMANIA; Megdonia Paunescu, Radu Alexandrescu.- 9.1 National report on citizenship education-Romania.- 9.2 Case Studies Summary Report-Romania.- 9.3 References.-

10. THE NETHERLANDS; Maria Hendriks, Jaap Scheerens.- 10.1 National report on citizenship education in the Netherlands; the Dutch context.- 10.2 Case Studies Summary Report-The Netherlands.- 10.3 References.- Annex to 10.1: Structure of secondary education.-

11. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION WITH POLICY MAKERS; Jaap Scheerens.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Recommendations for the project based on the best practices that have arisen from the research conducted in Cyprus.- 11.3 Recommendations based on critical incidents-Denmark.- 11.4 Recommendations to enhance informal learning opportunities for active citizenship-England.- 11.5 Recommendations-Germany.- 11.6 Recommendations and good practices-Italy.- 11.7 Consultation with policy makers regarding informal education at the school level-Romania.- 11.8 Recommendations-the Netherlands.- 11.9 Conclusion.- 11.10 References.-

12. CONCLUSIONS.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 A brief recapitalization of the Conceptual Framework.- 12.3 The national context of citizenship education in the seven participating countries.- 12.4 Informal learning for active citizenship at school; the school context across the seven participating countries.- 12.5 Critical incidents that illustrate informal learning for citizenship.- 12.6 Final discussion.- 12.7 References.-

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