OBJECTIVES

PRACTICE set its basis on a need and gap analysis aimed to:

Generate a clear overview on

1. Weaknesses and good practices of current CPD methods and formats across Europe;
2. Tools and methods for the promotion of critical thinking in the classroom;
3. Policies and practices on radicalism prevention at national and EU levels.

Enable PRACTICE to identify and define gaps

• Between teachers’ needs and current CPD practice;
• Between critical thinking promotion guidelines and actual critical think promotion practice;
• Between policy and current practice on radicalism prevention.

The Comparative Report will be based on:

Desk-based research & Primary Research through interviews and focus group with 90 teachers, education professionals and stakeholders in the 6 partner countries.

NATIONAL REPORT

The comparative research report is the result of a research work carried out by each project’s partner about the national context of Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK.

The final report is a combination of these reports, in a view of comparative analysis within the European framework.

If you want to go more in depth in the analysis of each country situation, download the National Reports.

OBJECTIVES

The PRACTICE Programme is an Open Educational Resource (OER) aiming to:

• Promote critical thinking and effective strategies to engage with pupils on local, national and international issues
• Develop personal critical thinking skills in pupils by using small group work and other activities
• Effectively address controversial issues challenging pupils’ misinformed views and perception
• Challenging false myths and stimulate understanding and appreciation of diversities
• Include basic knowledge on radicalism
• Enhance teachers and school leaders’ skills in Identifying potential risks and mitigate them

ACTIVITIES

It will include activities to be done with secondary school’s students with the objectives to:

• Build up understanding of democracy and its core values by engaging and examining expressed views.
• Fostering freedom of speech through pupil participation, while ensuring a safe environment for vulnerable pupils and promoting critical evidence analysis.
• Enhance positive problem solving
• Promote active citizenship showing how perceived injustice can be peacefully challenged
• Develop restorative approaches to resolve personal conflict and repair harm caused

SKILLS & COMPETENCES

The students will acquire:

• Personal learning and critical thinking skills
• Independent inquiry and effective participation
• Resilience

OBJECTIVES

• Supporting teachers in the application of IO2 including how to implement peer collaborative learning process.
• Providing the background to ensure that teachers will feel comfortable and confident discussing these subjects.
• Provide teachers and educational support staff with information and advice on how to manage and deal with issues of radicalisation in the school setting

MAIN CONTENTS

• Importance of including non-formal learning methods to address controversial issues
• Advice on how to understand and recognise potential vulnerable pupils at risk of radicalisation and early radicalisation signs, and on how to give appropriate responses and interventions
• Tips and advice on how to use the PRACTICE OER considering specific features such as: age, gender, socio-economic background, ethnicity/faith of pupils, school characteristics.

POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS PAPER

35 relevant stakeholders including policy-makers, school managers, stakeholders responsible of education policies at National and European level will be consulted in Italy, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and UK.

Their opinions, together with the feedbacks collected from the teachers involved in the project, will be used for proposing relevant recommendations, to improve the educational sector in Europe. 

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