The JUSTICE Project
is a transnational collaborative initiative to
develop and deliver a training programme on Intercultural Education for
teachers and educational administrators working in the primary, secondary and
higher education.
The main outcome of the project will be an accredited
and interactive training programme which will enable participants to share good
practices and develop a reflective understanding of major issues relating to
Intercultural Education in present day Europe. The project intends to enhance
the cognitive experience of participants, thus helping them to respond effectively and positively
to the the cultural, linguistic and educational needs of ethnic minority
learners.
The project will build upon existing padagogies in
the field of Intercultural Education and will support participants in
developing inclusive classroom strategies. To enable this, the project will
make effective use of ICT in providing
information and online tutorial support. Also by employing ICT, the project will
ensure the widest dissemination of project’s activities and will lay the
foundation for continued networking, collobararion and the delivery of similar
training courses after the expiry of initial project funding.
It is envisaged that the
project will have a positive and desirable impact on teaching and learning
strategies in the classroom. It will also will facilitate educational
institutions and practitioners in playing an important role in the development
of a tolerant, inclusive and just society, thus contributing towards the making
of a Europe free from racism and xenophobia.
The following are the main aims and objectives of the project:
The overall purpose of the project is to offer an in-service accredited
training course for teachers that aims to raise awareness of the significant
societal changes that have taken place in recent times as a consequence of the
increasing ethnic, racial, linguistic and cultural diversity of the European
population. It also aims to help develop
an understanding of ways in which educational institutions respond, or should
respond to the corresponding increase in the diversity and complexity of
educational needs. The course will focus upon ways in which education
practitioners can achieve changes in working practices and curricula in order
to better reflect the needs of the population as a whole.
The course will also explore the continuing prevalence of racism in
society and help to promote an understanding of its operation within education systems.
It will examine the cumulative effects of racism and educational disadvantage
from early years through to adult education and lifelong learning, and will
focus upon creating an agenda for institutional change based upon the need to
value and promote diversity, and to challenge racism.
1. To examine issues of
race and diversity in the context of education
2. To raise awareness of
interculturalism and inclusive education practices
3. The
develop, test and implement an accredited in-service training programme on
Intercultural Education.
4 To
provide opportunities for teachers in participating countries to explore, share
and develop positive pedagogic strategies to promote intercultural education
5.
To offer a range of practical resources and approaches to
assist in the development of inclusive curricula and pedagogies.
6.
To develop a cohesive system
of online tutorial support for course participants
Target
groups
The programme will be designed to raise awareness of education, race and
ethnicity. It will enhance the capacity of course participants to take informed
decisions and hence adopt appropriate teaching and learning strategies to
benefit all learners. It will raise the cross-cultural capabilities and
encourage intercultural dialogue between the participants.
The course will enable course participants to develop a range of
practical resource on a on-going basis and cascade their enhanced understanding
and skills to other colleagues.
The Project will encourage continued participation and networking of the
course participants on specific areas of research and practical activities. It
is envisaged that such an interaction will lead to the development of further
trans-national educational partnerships based on contact made through the
course
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Course Activities |
Target group |
Numbers |
Duration |
Estimated dates |
4 Courses
|
Seminars Group discussions Research Reflective projects Visit to schools Classroom observation Online tutorial support |
Teachers in primary,
secondary and adult education Education administrators
for ethnic minority learners |
25-30 each |
100 hours (including 5-days
residen-tial) |
February 2003 May 2003 October 2003 May 2004 |