Study visits 2007-2008

Study visits 2007-2008AIMS / OBJECTIVES. Exchanging experiences and best practices is central in the Call follow-up activities aimed atenhancing Lisbon’s strategies. The Call reached in Italy a wide success through the 2006 campaign “Education andTraining 2010”, in which ITSAS “G. Mazzocchi” was involved as a school in the “Education to Europe” network for theprocess “Europe for Education”, along with USR Marche, INDIRE in Florence and DGAIIS of MPI. The proposed themecould lead to a profound re-examination of Lisbon’s objectives (OBJECTIVE 2.3 :SUPPORTING ACTIVECITIZENSHIP, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL COHESION), with an eye to reinforcing the social dimensionin education through a more intensive fight against all forms of exclusion, isolation, solitude and abuses. The focus willbe on the comparison between different multinational realities, with a special attention for the peculiarities of thedifferent European educational systems, which should lead to a positive analysis of the concept of “violence” from asocial and educational viewpoint. CONTENTS. The study visit central topic will be promoting the integration ofprogrammes on violence and the positive actions to improve school climate, fight absenteeism and early schoolleaving, favour synergies between schools and social-psycho-pedagogic services.ACTIVITIES. Presentation of bestpractices from the territory; exploitation of publications and websites; class lessons, seminars, workshops and trainingcourses; meetings with regional educational authorities (Head Office for Marche Schools and DGAIIS of MPI) and localauthorities, universities, research institutes; visits to cultural and welfare institutions, territorial resource centres, otherplaces of cultural and institutional interest. EXPECTED OUTCOMES. Sets of validated prototype programmes andtraining activities; guidelines for the integration of programmes; a kit of educational and training material; thecomponents of an effective evaluation system; an interactive permanent website, with blogs and forum. Web site:www.itsasap.it; www.europa-2010.eu13 February 2007Page 236 of 273CENTRAL SERVICE EUROPE - Study visits for education specialistswww.studyvisits.net