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2. Cultural Equivalency Questionnaire

  • Cultural Equivalency Questionnaire

     

     

    CULTURAL EQUIVALANCY CHECKLIST

    WHAT IS IT?

    Evaluating effects of the European project on the schools’ approach to developing European cultural awareness.

     

    How to assess the effect

    The school

     

    • Has plans and policies on promoting cultural awareness within the existing curriculum.

    • Stimulates and initiates extra curricular activities possibly with external agencies

    • Benefits from the dissemination of the experience gained by teachers and pupils involved in European projects.

    • Stimulates communication between teachers and pupils in the different countries of the school partnership.

    • Facilitates the participation of pupils in school trips abroad.

    • Makes contact with local authorities and companies in order to get their support for activities in the field of cultural equivalency.

    • Pays attention to active citizenship, cultural awareness (differences-similarities) is more open towards projects in this field (environment, social, media….).

     

    SUGGESTIONS FOR EVALUATION

    • Portfolio

    • Checklist

    • Portfolio

     

    Creation of a portfolio of information about school activities and curricular elements related to cultures.

     

     

    Checklist

     

    Is European citizenship and cultural awareness  mentioned in the school policy plan?

    o YES   o NO

    Are European cultural concepts listed in the school work plan of the project?

    o YES   o NO

    Was European cultural awareness an item on the staff meetings agenda?

    o YES   o NO

    Is European cultural awareness a theme of one of the projects at school?

    o YES   o NO

    Is there a policy to strengthen Europe as a topic within in the curriculum?

    o YES   o NO

    Do teachers subject meetings deal with Europe?

    o YES   o NO

    Is there a real space (library corner, classroom…) at schooldedicated to Europe?

    o YES   o NO

    Is there a person appointed to coordinate European cultural awareness  issues at school?

    o YES   o NO

    Does the school promote cultural awareness?

    o YES   o NO

    Does the school support initiatives in the field of cultural awareness?

    o YES   o NO

    Is there an active participation structure at school?

    o YES   o NO

    Is the school as a whole an active player in social issues in the local community?

    o YES   o NO

    Is the school taking part in local development issues?

    o YES   o NO