Evaluation Of The Project

COMENIUS School Partnership

2007 - 2009

EVALUATION of the project THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY IN OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE

I. HEADMASTERS

One Headmaster from each country

І. HEADMASTERS: 1. Do you think that the work on the project enriched your employees’ experience? /all answers/ 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% No

A little

Turkey

To a great extent Bulgaria

Definitely yes Latvia

I can’t say

І. HEADMASTERS: 2. Do you consider that the work on the project made the students participating in it more responsible and tolerant? /all answers/ Definitely yes 33%

To a great extent 67%

І. HEADMASTERS: 3. Do you think that from the beginning until now the team as a whole has been wellinformed on the work done on the project? Definitely yes 33%

To a great extent 67%

І. HEADMASTERS: 4. Do you think that the general public has been inform ed enough for the w ork of your school on the project? To a great extent 33%

Definitely yes 67%

І. HEADMASTERS: 5. Did the results so far stimulate you to participate in a new project?

To a great extent 17%

Definitely yes 83%

І. HEADMASTERS: 6. How do you assess the contribution of your school to the project?

Extremely useful 33%

Very useful 67%

І. HEADMASTERS: 7. Did the project prom ote intercultural education and/or help com bat racism /xenophobia? Definitely yes 33% To a great extent 67%

І. HEADMASTERS: 8. Did the project facilitate the participation of disabled pupils?

A little 33%

Definitely yes 67%

І. HEADMASTERS: 9. Did the project enhance the participation of pupils from ethnic and other minority groups? I can’t say 33%

Definitely yes 67%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT 7 TEACHERS from TURKEY 15 TEACHERS from BULGARIA 4 TEACHERS from LATVIA

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 1. Do you consider that the work on the project made the students participating in it more responsible and tolerant? A little 8% Definitely yes 46% To a great extent 46%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

2. To w hat extent the participation in the project enriched your experience as a pedagogue?

A little 8% Much 31% Very much 61%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 3. Do you think that your work on the project improved your communication with the students? I can’t say 4% To a great extent 42%

Definitely yes 54%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 4. Did you acquire new pedagogical knowledge and skills during your work on the project and the exchange with your foreign colleagues?

A little 31% Definitely yes 50% To a great extent 19%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 5. Did you improve your language skills while communicating with foreign colleagues? I can’t say 4%

Definitely yes 53%

A little 8% To a great extent 35%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 6. Did your participation in the project improve your attitude towards your own and foreign traditions? A little 8%

Very much 54%

Much 38%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 7. Do you think that m ore attention should be paid w hen w orking w ith children to preserving the traditions as an im portant factor in preserving lineal m em ory? To a great A little extent 4% 12%

Definitely yes 84%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 8. Do you consider that your w ork on the project m ade you m ore tolerant tow ards cultural, race and other differences?

No 8%

Definitely yes 84%

A little 8%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 9. Do you think that the project has enhanced your ability to w ork in a team ?

Insignificantly 4% Much 37% Very much 59%

II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 10. Were equal opportunities ensured for the participation of fem ale and m ale teachers?

Much 23%

Very much 77%

III. STUDENTS , PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT 20 STUDENTS from TURKEY 18 STUDENTS from BULGARIA 10 STUDENTS from LATVIA

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 1. Do you think that your participation in the project encouraged you to learn more about your country’s customs and traditions? A little 4%

Definitely yes 71%

To a great extent 25%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 2. Do you think that your participation in the project encouraged you to learn more about foreign country’s customs and traditions? A little 8%

Definitely yes 59%

To a great extent 33%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 3. To w hat extent do you assess the contribution of the project to enriching your personal experience?

Useful 19% Extremely useful 40%

Very useful 41%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 4. Do you consider that your work on the project made you more responsible?

Definitely yes 45%

A little 13%

To a great extent 42%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 5. Do you consider that your w ork on the project m ade you m ore tolerant tow ards cultural, race and other differences? A little 2%

Definitely yes 77%

To a great extent 21%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 6. Does your participation in the project stim ulate you to take part in other sim ilar initiatives?

A little 2%

Definitely yes 81%

To a great extent 17%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 7. Was the work on the project widely discussed by the students?

A little 21% Definitely yes 52%

To a great extent 27%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 8. Did the work on the project bring you closer to your classmates?

I can’t say 6%

Definitely yes 59%

No 15%

A little 10%

To a great extent 10%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 9. Did the w ork on the project im prove the contact w ith your teachers?

I can’t say 4%

Definitely yes 82%

To a great A little extent 10% 4%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 10. To w hat extent do you consider that the traditions of a society are im portant for preserving its identity?

Much 40%

Very much 60%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 11. Do you consider that the traditions enrich society’s cultural and economic life? I can’t say 7%

Definitely yes 66%

A little 9%

To a great extent 18%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 12. Do you think that w orking on the project m ade you understand and appreciate better foreign culture?

A little 2%

Definitely yes 92%

To a great extent 6%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 13. Do you think that working on the project improved your team work skills? No 10%

Definitely yes 69%

A little 17%

To a great extent 4%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 14. Did your participation in the project improve your language communicative skills? No 0%

Definitely yes 66%

A little 12%

To a great extent 22%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT: 15. How could you assess the effect of your participation in the project in general? Extremely useful 29%

Very useful 35%

Useful 36%

IІI. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

16. Were equal opportunities ensured for the participation of female and male pupils? A little 4%

Definitely yes 65%

To a great extent 31%

IV. TEACHERS – NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 20 NON-PARTICIPANTS from TURKEY 15 NON-PARTICIPANTS from BULGARIA 14 NON-PARTICIPANTS from LATVIA

IV. TEACHERS –NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 1. Were you well-informed what was the work on the project and to what point it was finished?

Definitely yes 43% To a great extent 57%

IV. TEACHERS –NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 2. Do the results of the work done so far stimulate your desire to take part in a future school project? I can’t say 4%

Definitely yes 84%

A little 4%

To a great extent 8%

IV. TEACHERS –NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 3. Do you consider that the students participating in the project have changed their opinion on their ow n culture and traditions in a positive w ay? I can’t say 6%

A little 2%

Definitely yes 84%

To a great extent 8%

IV. TEACHERS –NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 4. Do you consider that the students participating in the project have changed their opinion on foreign culture and traditions in a positive way? A little To a great 4% extent 10%

Definitely yes 86%

IV. TEACHERS –NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 5. Did the work on the project make the children more responsible and tolerant? I can’t say 2%

Definitely yes 67%

To a great extent 31%

IV. TEACHERS –NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY: 6. How do you assess as a spectator the w holesom e effect of the w ork of teachers and students on the project? Extremely useful 12%

Useful 14%

Very useful 74%

CONCLUSIONS: Headmasters:

• the project has contributed to a great extent to enrich the experience and readiness to participate in a project of their employees and students • has promoted intercultural relations

CONCLUSIONS: Teachers:

• have enriched their experience and improved their language and communicative skills • feel highly motivated to participate in other projects • achieved positive attitude of students towards their traditions

CONCLUSIONS: Students: • consider themselves more tolerant • more responsible • encouraged to learn more about foreign country’s traditions as well as their own •

have enriched their experience and improved their language and communicative skills

CONCLUSIONS: The community assesses the project as successful and useful for the students and their teachers.