TASKs for democracy

participants if they do not know each other well. Therefore, this activity is not appropriate as a warmer
or ice-breaker with a new group.
2. For the same reason, it is not appropriate to collect the task sheets at the end of the session. Those should
be regarded as pages in a very private diary.
3. It is probably not a good idea to do all the activities concerning transitions described here at once! Please
select the most relevant one(s) according to your target group.
FURTHER READING
Furch E. (2006), “Transitionen – Bildungsbarrieren für Schülerinnen und Schüler mit Migrationshintergrund”
[Transitions – Educational barriers for pupils with a migrant background], Erziehung und Unterricht, Österreichische
Pädagogische Zeitschrift, Heft März/April 3 - 4/06, öbv & hpt VerlagsgmbH & Co. KG, Wien, pp. 330-7.
Mauro T., Special-education pre-K to kindergarten, available at http://specialchildren.about.com/od/
specialeducation/a/transitioneipk_3.htm
TASK SHEET 1
In the two columns in the middle of the task sheet, you should mark the starting point of your educational/
professional/private career and write down the stages in chronological order up to the present as in the example.
Kind of transitions:
Name:
Date:
1. Facts,
institution:
2. Year:
3. Your
age:
My most successful transition / change / challenge (only one!):
My least successful transition / change /challenge (only one!):
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