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Programme for "JUSTICE". A Comenius Course in Athens.
October 13 – 17 2003.
Course Title: Joint Unifying Strategies for Training in InterCultural Education
Apart from the starting and finishing time for the different sessions the timings given in the programme below need to be seen as a guideline.
The course coordinator John Rullestad (JR) will be concentrating on the more practical aspects of the course. The following three persons from “JUSTICE” partner institutions will function as instructors at this course:
Lakhbir Kaur Bhandal (LB).
Diana Szántó (DS).
Asad Ahmad (AA).
The instructors initials in the programme below indicate the person/persons who has/will have the main responsibility for a particular item in the programme.
The instructors will hold a final meeting prior to the course. Some changes and/or adjustments in the course programme may be necessary.
Monday 13 October, 2003. Evening session
19:30 - 20:00 A short introduction about areas that will be covered at the course. JR
Practical aspects. Plans of cultural Activities
20:00 - 20:30 Reception at the hotel. JR
20:30 Dinner at the hotel.
Tuesday 14 October, 2003. Morning session.
09:00 – 10:00 Introduction by participants. Name/country/type of
professional work/reasons for applying/expectations from the course. DS
10:00 – 10:20 Coffee/tea break.
10:20 – 10:50 Instructors reflections and expectations from the course. Handout about aim and
specific objectives. DS + LB + AA
10:50 – 11:40 Establishing ground rules for the course. Exercise. AA
11:40 – 11:50 A short break
11:50 – 12:30 “Icebreaker” Exercise. LB
12:30 Lunch
Tuesday 14 October, 2003. Afternoon session.
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee/tea break.
17:00 – 17:30 Participants from two different countries tell about examples of good practise,
within their society and/or educational system, related to human rights, rights of
children, rights of minorities. Efforts and work being done to promote equality,
anti – discrimination and/or anti-racist attitudes. LB
17:30 – 18:00 Migration in Europe. History and consequences. Quiz and presentation. DS
18:00 – 18: 30 International Conventions and their implications for professionals in the field of
education. Presentation. AA
18:30 – 18:40 A short break.
18:40 – 19:45 Stereotypes and prejudices. Exercise. DS
20:00 Dinner. The place has not been decided yet.
Wednesday 15 October, 2003. Morning session.
09:00 – 09:30 Participants from two different countries tell about examples of good practise,
within their society and/or educational system, related to human rights, rights of
children, rights of minorities. Efforts and work being done to promote equality,
anti – discrimination and/or anti-racist attitudes. DS
09:30 – 10:00 Norms and their origin. Culture as value system. Why culture is normative. DS
10:00 – 10:20 Coffee/tea break.
10:30 – 10:50 Exercise. Personal norms and values. LB
10:50 – 11:20 Social changes and reaction patterns. Presentation. AA
11:20 – 12:30 The Intercultural encounter. Exercise. Barnga DS
12:30 Lunch
Wednesday 15 October, 2003. Afternoon session.
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee/tea break
17:00 – 17:30 Participants from two different countries tell about examples of good practise,
within their society and/or educational system, related to human rights, rights of
children, rights of minorities. Efforts and work being done to promote equality,
anti – discrimination and/or anti-racist attitudes. AA
17:30 – 18:00 Ethnocentrism to racism. Presentation and quiz. DS
18:00 – 18:10 A short break.
18:10 – 19:10 A video film about the origin of homo sapiens. Some comments on film. LB
19:10 – 19:40 Informal midcourse evaluation. LB + DS + AA
20:00 Sightseeing and Dinner
Thursday 16 October, 2003. Morning session
9:00 – 9:30 Participants from two different countries tell about examples of good practise,
within their society and/or educational system, related to human rights, rights of
children, rights of minorities. Efforts and work being done to promote equality,
anti – discrimination and/or anti-racist attitudes. LB
9:30 – 10:30 The concept of Equality. Presentation and examples. LB
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee/tea break.
10:50 – 11:20 Exercise. Equality. LB
11:20 – 11:40 Defining Integration. Ecercise AA
11:40 – 12:00 An experience based model of Integration. Presentation. AA
12:00 – 12:30 From multiculturalism to interculturality. Presentation. DS
12:30 Lunch
Thursday 16 October, 2003. Afternoon session
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee/tea break
17:00 – 17:30 Definition and understanding conflict. Presentation. AA
17:30 – 18:30 Type and dimension of conflicts. Exercise and plenary session. AA
18:30 – 18:40 A short break.
18:40 – 19:40 A practice of conflict resolution. Video film. Part I and plenary. AA
20:00 Sightseeing and dinner.
Friday 17 October, 2003. Morning session
9:00 – 10:00 Escalation of conflicts. Presentation, exercise and plenary. AA
10:00 – 10:30 Meeting conflicts. Presentation. AA
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee/tea break
10:50 – 11:30 Meeting conflicts. Exercise and plenary. AA
11:30 – 12:30 A practice of conflict resolution. Video film. Part II and plenary. AA
12:45 Lunch
Friday 17 October, 2003. Morning session
14:00 – 14:30 An overview of Transnational Comenius projects. JR
14:30 – 15:00 A developmental way of thinking. Presentation. AA
15:00 – 15:20 Coffee/tea break.
15:20 – 16:20 Individual evaluation. DS + LB + AA
16:20 – 16:40 Plenary evaluation. DS + LB + AA
20:00 Dinner and hopefully a “party” at the hotel. All participants are requested to
bring a couple of CD’s.