Utilizing the European Programmes “Erasmus+” for the Development of Cultural Education

The Case of Western Attica, Greece

  • Xanthippi Foulidi Department of Pre-school Education and Educational Design, University of Aegean, Greece
  • Evangelos C. Papakitsos Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Greece
  • Evangelos Theologis Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Greece
  • Maria Vlachopoulou Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Greece
  • Xenophon Vamvakeros Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Greece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30560/ier.v1n2p38
Keywords: Cultural Education, secondary education, teachers training, Erasmus

Abstract

This paper presents a small-scale survey that records the opinions of the educational community (pupils, parents and teachers) of Western Attica (Greece), an area with acute social problems and conditions, about the importance of Cultural Education, with the purpose of incorporating it into the daily activities of high-schools. This survey has been conducted within the framework of the European Programmes “Erasmus+” that support educational initiatives, regarding the mobility of students and teachers in the European Union’s member states and other associated countries, with the purpose of training in issues of common interest. The relevant activities of the overall methodology that is presented herein include the training of high-school teachers in Cultural Education issues. This training aims at achieving the strategic goal of the local educational administration, which considers Cultural Education as a prime tool for confronting social problems in school communities, worldwide.

Usefulness of cultural events at school (%)
Published
2018-10-06
Issue
Vol 1 No 2 (2018)
Section
Articles
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