Museum: The Actionography of European People: report

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

QUESTIONNAIRE:INTERCULTURAL DIMENSION

INTERCULTURAL DIMENSION

1. Your interaction with youth people from other countries had a positive effect on you?

100%: Yes, it affected me positively

0%: No, it affected me negatively

0%: It did not effected me

2. Do you found interesting to learn about other people’s cultures?

98%: Yes

0%: No

2%: Neutral

3. Do you think that the intercultural dialogue and interaction is an essential way to shake down stereotypes, racism, and discriminations based on national identity?

97%: Yes

0%: No

3%: A little

4. Did the project contribute to sense of tolerance and understanding of diversity?

100%: Yes

0%: No

0%: A little

5. Do you think the three participated countries have more differences or more common cultural elements?

57%: More common elements

0%: More differences

43%: Both, approximately at the same level

6. What phrase does express you better?

2%: The differences causes problems in the European societies

98%: The differences positively affect the European societies

QUESTIONNAIRE:EUROPEAN DIMENSION

EUROPEAN DIMENSION

1. If you are European citizen did the project increased your sense of European citizenship?

If you are not European citizen did you understand better what European Union is?

97%: Yes

0%: No

3%: A little

2. Do you consider yourself as an “active citizen”?

85%: Yes

0%: No

5%: A little

3. Did the project enhance your active citizenship?

100%: Yes

0%: No

0%: A little

4. Do you think that “Youth in Action” projects can contribute to the reduction of social problems, such as racism, xenophobia, hostiles and stereotypes based on national identity?

93%: Yes

7%: A little

0%: Not at all

5. Do you think that Russia should join the European Union?

67%: Yes

3%: No, a close cooperation is sufficient

30%: Not sure for now, maybe in the future

6. Do you think the EU provides enough opportunities for youth people?

47%: Yes

0%: No

53%: Could be more

GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE:

GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE

1. What was your main motivation to participate the project?

25%: The journey, to have good time, to meet new friends and visit interesting places

93%: To meet young people from other countries, their cultures and their points of view

78%: I am particularly interesting on European museums and cultures generally

30%: To improve or learn new skills and to receive experience that will help my future career

0%: I am not sure why I decided to participate, I just found the project interesting

2. How were you informed about the program?

13%: Directly by the organizers – they proposed me to participate

37%: By the official website of the organizers

15%: By the project’s website

5%: By a friend / family / or other person

0%: By local press

30%: By a website / blog / social network not linked with the organizers

3. Are you aware of the funding rules of the project?

92% Absolutely yes

8%: Somehow yes but not sure

0%: Not at all

4. To what extent did you participate to project preparation?

92%: I highly participated

8%: I did participated in some fields

0%: I participated very little

5. Would participate in the project if you had to pay all the expenses?

25%: No, it is beyond my or family’s economic capabilities.

62%: No, I could cover the expenses but my or family’s income is not so high

0%: No, I have the economic capacity but I wouldn’t

13%: Yes, it wouldn’t be easy but I would

0%: Yes, I have the economic capacity and I would

QUESTIONNAIRE: YOUTHPASS & NON FORMAL EDUCATION

YOUTHPASS & NON FORMAL EDUCATION

1. Did “What is YOUTHPASS Certificate?” presentation make clear to you the terms “formal” and “non-formal” learning? And what exactly non-formal education is?
100%:Yes 0%:No 0%: I am not sure

2. Do you think that non-formal education can improve your professional career?
70%: Absolutely yes
15%: Only if is somehow certified
12%: Yes but formal education is much more important for my career
3%: Not at all, only formal education can contribute to my future career

3. Do you think that non-formal education can improve the quality of your life?
100%: Absolutely yes
0%: Yes but in a small level
0%: Not at all

4. Did you know what YOUTHPASS is before today?
7%: Yes, I’ve been informed about it before my request to participate
93%: Yes, I’ve been informed by my organization during/after my request to participate
0%: No, I learned what YOUTHPASS is during presentation.

5. How you intend to use your YOUTHPASS?
100%: I will include it in my CV for work purposes
47%: I will include it in my CV for educational purposes
0%: I will share it with my family and/or friends
0%: I do not intend to use it

6. In what way you are about to organize your learning during the period of mobility?
23%: I will keep a learning diary
100%: I will discuss my learning process with my fellows
65%: I will discuss my learning process with my leaders

Thursday, November 7, 2013

The role of museum in education and culture ( experiential seminar )

by Matina Georgovrettakou

Philologist
MSc in Education and Culture
&
Zoe Pelekanou
Theatrical Education
with a specialization in culture

The program MUSEUM: THE ACTINOGRAPHY OF EUROPEAN PEOPLE : YOUTH IN ACTION was a valuable experience for the young participants but also for us , the speakers. This Experiential seminar aimed at young people from 13-17 years, and was designed for interaction, acquaintance and cooperation of the participants.

While browsing in museums throughout the world, the concept of equality of cultures and the opportunity to develop creativity and imagination through such activities , were cultivated. Young people understood the role of the museum, grouped its categories, watched its evolution during the years, identified its differences with the school and saw the training methods it uses.

At the end the participants were asked to create their own “strange museum” .

Their interest and their mood really surprised us- in a great way! So many and so strange new museums were created, such as the museum of chair, the museum of wigs, the playmobil museum, the museum of the Unknown God, the museum of Greek food, the museum of war and peace, the museum of phones, the money museum for children , the friendship museum of peoples, the museum of Roman life etc. For us, it was a surprisingly revealing experience we are looking forward to having again!

I create my own museum

Relevance of the Project with the promotion of young people's active citizenship in general and European citizenship in particular

During the period of mobility ( 2-8 Oct. 2013 ) in Corinth , Greece , young people from three different countries have been involved in the discussion on the European cultural heritage , citizenship and the future of cross-national collaboration , through the process of the direct intercultural cooperation ( teamwork ) and communication.

The teamwork is an effective method to promote a substantial amount of cooperation, dialogue and mutual understanding between people from different countries. By working together in the frame of a project, young people not only have learnt to work in a cross-cultural environment, not only came closer to each other and definitely reduced the cultural, ethical and social borders between them, but also they have learnt to take responsibilities related with the activeness of their citizenship and its role in the construction of the current and future Europe.

Supporting the non-formal learning value of the Project

The below table summarizes the differences between formal , informal and non-formal learning .Generally non-formal learning is a mid-way between formal and informal learning and deserves to be visible and recognized by national authorities and potential employers. This report aims to support the non-formal learning value of the “Museum: the actionography of European people” project .

Formal Learning	Informal Learning	Non-formal learning

Provided by education or training institutions	Results from daily life activities related to work, family or leisure	Usually is not provided by an education or training institution
Has learning support	Has not learning support	Has learning support
Always organized	Never organized	Organized activities
Has learning objectives (learning outcomes)	Has no set learning objectives (learning outcomes)	Has learning objectives (learning outcomes)
Is always intentional (from the learner’s point )	Is usually not intentional (from the learner’s point )	Is intentional (from the learner’s point )
Has timelines	Has no timelines	Has timelines
Is visible & recognized ( certified )	Is usually not visible neither recognized	Deserves to be visible & recognized
Examples: -initial education -workplace training	Examples : -learning through family -Daily life experience	Examples: -Lifelong learning -“Museum: the actionography of European People” project

The project “Museum: the actionography of European people” is not provided by an education or training institution (e.g. school or university ) however it has learning support. The project, is intentional from the learner point of view, has timeline and specific learning objectives. The activities of the project are also organized, are visible and deserves to be recognized by local authorities and potential employers as non-formal learning via the YOUTHPASS certification.