Background Humans have always been searching for better living conditions and they have been forced to immigrate to countries offering a higher income and better everyday living conditions. In recent years however, humanity has experienced massive relocations of populations moving from Mediterranean war zones to northern countries where refugees –not immigrants- have sought not so much for better financial conditions but mostly for decent survival conditions away from war zones. This has been a constant source of conflict not only among host countries but also among the citizens of each country. The main features of arguments were discrimination, social seclusion and isolation, disagreements, protests, embarrassment and scaremongering. Objectives This project aims at helping students to: - identify their own attitudes, feelings and behaviour towards what is different and learn to recognize unfair practices such as prejudice and discrimination stereotypes - recognize similarities and differences among human beings - comprehend on the one hand the means which facilitate the development of stereotypes and prejudices and on the other hand their consequences - learn how to get in someone else’s shoes and develop empathy - learn to recognize the negative consequences of stereotypes and react to them - learn and recognize other people’s point of view - adopt and use what they have learned and experienced about equal treatment and respect in their everyday contact with different individuals Profile of participants / Context of the project All that is mentioned in the background and objectives sections above has acted as motivation for us- the 4 Balkan, Mediterranean countries all facing the pressing reality of integrating refugees and eliminating discrimination among sensitive groups, to participate in this Erasmus+ Project. The project will be intended to be extended to every minority or “weak” group which experiences rejection and social seclusion. Such groups include, apart from immigrants and refugees, religious minorities, people with special needs, Roma and the sexes (male, female). Activities/Methodology: Activities will be carried out using a number of methodological tools based on the following guidelines: - active involvement of all participants in the process of realizing the differences of minorities as well as the pressing need of incorporating them in the community - decreasing and/or eliminating minorities’ sense of inferiority and help them feel accepted - getting acquainted with the Roma people’s fears, intentions, expectations Tools that can be implemented to assess outcomes using both direct and indirect methods of assessment such as: research/survey (indirect method of assessment), questionnaires, case-studies - established accreditation criteria/standards when developing the assessment plan.
Background Humans have always been searching for better living conditions and they have been forced to immigrate to countries offering a higher income and better everyday living conditions. In recent years however, humanity has experienced massive relocations of populations moving from Mediterranean war zones to northern countries where refugees –not immigrants- have sought not so much for better financial conditions but mostly for decent survival conditions away from war zones. This has been a constant source of conflict not only among host countries but also among the citizens of each country. The main features of arguments were discrimination, social seclusion and isolation, disagreements, protests, embarrassment and scaremongering. Objectives This project aims at helping students to: - identify their own attitudes, feelings and behaviour towards what is different and learn to recognize unfair practices such as prejudice and discrimination stereotypes - recognize similarities and differences among human beings - comprehend on the one hand the means which facilitate the development of stereotypes and prejudices and on the other hand their consequences - learn how to get in someone else’s shoes and develop empathy - learn to recognize the negative consequences of stereotypes and react to them - learn and recognize other people’s point of view - adopt and use what they have learned and experienced about equal treatment and respect in their everyday contact with different individuals Profile of participants / Context of the project All that is mentioned in the background and objectives sections above has acted as motivation for us- the 4 Balkan, Mediterranean countries all facing the pressing reality of integrating refugees and eliminating discrimination among sensitive groups, to participate in this Erasmus+ Project. The project will be intended to be extended to every minority or “weak” group which experiences rejection and social seclusion. Such groups include, apart from immigrants and refugees, religious minorities, people with special needs, Roma and the sexes (male, female). Activities/Methodology: Activities will be carried out using a number of methodological tools based on the following guidelines: - active involvement of all participants in the process of realizing the differences of minorities as well as the pressing need of incorporating them in the community - decreasing and/or eliminating minorities’ sense of inferiority and help them feel accepted - getting acquainted with the Roma people’s fears, intentions, expectations Tools that can be implemented to assess outcomes using both direct and indirect methods of assessment such as: research/survey (indirect method of assessment), questionnaires, case-studies - established accreditation criteria/standards when developing the assessment plan.