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Methods

Workshop on European Identity and Awareness

The workshop concept can be used to clarify the following question: Which projects, activities and methods in adult education can be used in order to help fostering and/or developing a European awareness or European identity.
Information-Oriented Awareness Critical Thinking European Awareness European Identity Identification

Panel Discussion

The Panel Discussions stimulate analytical thinking, receiving feedback from the participants in the project, and allow all participants to express themselves. The aim is to provoke a conversation in which to present different points of view. The Panel Discussion is used to boost European identity, to develop and apply key competences and to evaluate the different aspects of active social inclusion. It helped in establishing cooperation with other organisations on local level (NGOs providing education for seniors, decision-makers of municipalities, associations representing older citizens, experts, national EU representatives and representatives of the European Commission).
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Evaluation-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Non Formal Education European Identity Danube Strategy Intergenerational Learning

Impulse Lecture

Impulse lecture is slightly different from a standard lecture. Its focus is to motivate older citizens for active participation in the civil society on EU-matters and in actively shaping the environment they live in and to present some thematic areas on national and international levels as impulses for the national citizens’ panel sessions.
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Non Formal Education European Identity Active Ageing Social Inclusion

Statistical Survey

This statistical survey technique is a quantitative method that aims to know the opinion of a group of people concerned by related to a given topic. The survey is done through survey questions, questionnaires, interviews, etc. It is used to carry out a research in the most punctual way possible, consulting the target group of reference; in this way one starts from experience to arrive at a scientifically founded work. Surveys provide important information for all kinds of public-information and research fields.
Information-Oriented Formal Education Non Formal Education Inclusion

Brain writing

Brain writing is a complementary technique to brainstorming, which can be done in different ways. More specifically, Brain writing is the graphic version on paper of brainstorming and is used to develop and generate ideas for the project under consideration, from which new ideas and new projects can then be developed.
Information-Oriented Formal Education Non Formal Education Inclusion

Narrative Storytelling

Storytelling as an accompanying activity during the knitting and crotecheting sessions.
Information-Oriented Creative Cultural-Historical Heritage Of The Danube Region Danube Stories Exchange Of Perspectives Non Formal Education

Seminar

The method helps organizations from different countries and different spheres of activity to work together and exchange best practices in areas such as adult social inclusion and the acquisition of new cultural and / or linguistic skills through formal and non-formal education and training. The creative process of the seminar encourages creative expression of thoughts and feelings in thematic areas related to the living environment, history and cultural identity of the participants.
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Groups Danube Stories European Awareness Seminar

Mobility

As a method, mobility allows the exchange of experience, practice and methods to better understand the diverse cultural, social and economic trends in Europe as well as areas of common interest. It helps to enhance the opportunities for adults to study and work with students in other countries to promote their self-esteem and to increase their adaptability.
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Lifelong Learning Active Ageing Mobility European Awareness

Drama Game

Drama Game is a basic learning activity. This is how students are stimulated to think and experience their individual or social problems. Older learners could learn to explore, explore, and experiment with their problems, events and relationships. Drawn by the drama, they draw their knowledge and experience of the real world.
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Evaluation-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Non Formal Education European Identity Cultural-Historical Heritage Of The Danube Region Intergenerational Learning

Festival

The main purpose of these festivals is to improve the quality of training by enabling participants to exchange experiences, information and promote among them the contemporary understanding of European awareness, and dialogue between cultures and the generations.
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Festival Danube Stories European Awareness Danube Festivals

Writing Stories

Individual learning is one of the most effective educational method because it is consistent with the individual socio-psychological features of adult learners. The method encourages creative expression of thoughts and feelings on the topic of the river Danube and Danube countries that have to do with the older people's living environment, history and cultural identity. It helps to develop the individual learning skills of older people for comparing and learning about other countries and cultures, provokes reflection on intercultural competences and contributes to their widening.
Information-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Self-Reflection-Orientated Individual Learning Danube Stories Life-History Method European Awareness

Story-Telling Cafés

Lifelong learning is the key to assuring that experience and competences of older people are not lost to society. The method was used to enhance the participation of older learners, intercultural and intergenerational dialogue, and to increase the participants’ creativity on the topic of the river Danube and Danube countries through telling personal stories.
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Self-Reflection-Orientated Lifelong Learning European Consciousness Active Ageing

Panel Discussion

Panel discussion was used to boost European identity, to develop and apply key competences and to evaluate the different aspects of active social inclusion. It helped in establishing cooperation with other organisations on local level (NGOs providing education for seniors, decision-makers of municipalities, associations representing older citizens, experts, national EU representatives and representatives of the European Commission).
Information-Oriented Action-Oriented Evaluation-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Non Formal Education European Identity Danube Strategy Intergenerational Learning

Open space session

Open space is an umbrella term describing a variety of meeting formats where the participants define the agenda with a rigorous process.
Information-Oriented Intercultural Communication Knowledge

Lecturette

A Lecturette is a short ten to fifteen minute lecture, which intends to establish some common language between presenters and attendees, in this case, regarding the type of the personal town tour.
Information-Oriented Heritage Intercultural European Identity Knowledge

Interviewing

A short Interview was conducted before the research really took place. Objectives were defined for gaining as much as possible data about buildings, urban places, way of life in the town. Objectives were defined. What the interviewers wanted to achieve was to obtain stories about the town. The type of interview was chosen and who would be the interviewees. Decisions were taken on the type of respondents needed and their characteristics (older people who have lived in the town for decades, who are analytical enough, etc.). It was decided how the interviews would be conducted. Face-to-face, and if the interviews would be recorded or not. It was decided how the sample would be constituted.
Information-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Intergenerational Communication Solidarity Education

Research into intergenerational learning

Generally speaking the concept of generations and the pertaining categorisations are frequently misunderstood. A generation is a social group of people who are more or less of the same age and live in similar social and historic conditions, who have similar feelings about their times, who have been gaining similar experience and knowledge, who have been developing similar attitudes, values and have adopted similar life styles (Ule 2008: 20). Multigenerational relationships are rather well preserved within families. There are differences between generations in their attitudes and standpoints towards a number of individual and social topics. Understanding generations’ means understanding the phenomenon of social change.
Information-Oriented Solidarity Diversity Employability Policies Education

Research into the state of art of old age in partners’ countries

The authors collected national data on active ageing concerning national policies, providers of education in later life, good practices. They also gave the definition of active ageing as it has been accepted on the national level. The national reports were compiled and data were compared in the so called European report on active ageing.
Information-Oriented Data Collection Interpretive Analysis Social Inclusion

Teaching by lectures the host country language

Key goals of this method is to transmit knowledge, to inform about national culture, to motivate participants to be active members of society. This method was developed for female immigrants from third countries who have only basic reading skills in host country language. This method includes improvement of listening, speaking, reading, writing skills of host country language and basic information about culture, heritage, social background and other information needed for social inclusion. Participants live in host country, they have basic listening skills but they are still not integrated because of social distance, low speaking, reading, writing skills and lack of professional skills. This method is combination of traditional language course, course about basic cultural information and motivation training. Participants have gained basic knowledge of the host societies language (Croatian), history, and institutions and this is indispensable for integration
Information-Oriented Foreign Language Migrants/ Immigrants Social Inclusion Society

Focus Groups

Focus groups in which were representatives of project partners were conducted to define and monitor performance indicators (metrics), assess the quality of the project results, its progress and impact. Focus groups are important part of the evaluation process (formative and final evaluation) and enabled information about dynamics of the project implementation, challenges in implementation, obstacles for partners in the project, their satisfaction with project management and with the results, suggestions for improvement of implementation.
Information-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Age Based Focus Groups

Interviews

Semi-structured Interviews were conducted to explore older people’s perceptions and ideas about the required and desired competencies of professionals working with the population in their later life. Empirical work was conducted in five countries, so that the views of elderly people from different regions of Europe could be fully considered and integrated in a culturally comprehensive framework (a qualitative approach; sixteen semi-structured interviews in each country). This methodology permits elderly people to express their ideas and perceptions in an in-depth and freely way, giving the space and time that is offered to elaborate on specific needs and desires which can be oriented by cultural, social/environmental or individual factors.
Information-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Active Ageing Interview

Shared classes with golden topic

This training process was based on activities that grow out of one common centre of interest of adult learners (called “golden topic”). The golden topic was “Old cooking recipes”. Around this topic were set three main branches of activities: ICT, literacy and English courses. In this training was also included development of another two basic skills: literacy, with reading and creative writing courses and Basic English communication skills. The methodological approach was based on four pillars: motivation, learning through acting, self-confidence and active participation of the adults all along learning process.
Information-Oriented Discovery-Oriented Participatory-Oriented Teaching Heritage Intergeneration Food Foreign Language

Individual learning

item III Basic andragogical methods of learning* applied Classification of training methods (Valentina Vassileva) The main idea of the Individual learning is a particular type of activity, which could be done in different ways, with a variety of methods and means. It is a major component of all other forms of training, but it also includes self-training, homework, self-employment in leisure time, and more. Students work independently in study rooms, libraries, outdoors, etc.
Information-Oriented Education Personal Development Cultural Expression Solidarity Heritage Culture

Icebreaker

Icebreaker is an information-oriented method that helps to "break the ice" in various ways. It helps group members/ participants to get acquainted, relieve inhibitions or tension between people, allowing those involved to build trust with and feel more open to one another. Icebreakers encourage participation by all, helping a sense of connection and shared focus to develop. [Applied Classification of training methods (Valentina Vassileva)]
Information-Oriented Education Youth Solidarity Cross-Cultural

Online-Lecture

Lectures are more or less one way communication to present information and knowledge to an audience. It is more or less a one way communication. Online-lectures will be sent from one place to another via telecommunication or internet with audio and sometimes also video. Obligatory to this Online lectures we discussed the thesis of the lectures between the different places.

Information-Oriented Teaching Knowledge Knowledge-Based Transfer Exchange Of Perspectives Dialogue Communication

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