Comenius 1

School Partnership, 2006

THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY

IN OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE

EVALUATION
for the first year
 I. HEADMASTERS

One Headmaster from each country

І. HEADMASTERS:

1. Do you think that the work on the project enriched

your employees’ experience?

Definitely yes
33%

To a great extent
67%
 І. HEADMASTERS:

2. Do you consider that the work on the project made

the students participating in it more responsible and
tolerant?

To a great
extent
33%

Definitely yes
67%
І. HEADMASTERS:

3. Do you think that from the beginning until now the

team as a whole has been well-informed on the work
done on the project?

To a great
extent
33%

Definitely yes
67%
І. HEADMASTERS:
4. Do you think that the general public has been
informed enough for the work 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
33%

Definitely yes
67%
І. HEADMASTERS:
6. How do you assess the contribution of your school to the
project?

120%
100%
80%
60%

40%
20%
0%
Insignificant Useful Very useful Extremely useful

Turkey Bulgaria Latvia

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?

No
33%

There aren’t
such students
67%
І. HEADMASTERS:

9. Did the project enhance the participation of

pupils from ethnic and other minority groups?

There aren’t To a great

such students extent
33% 34%

I can’t say
33%
 II. TEACHERS,
PARTICIPANTS
IN THE PROJECT

6 TEACHERS from TURKEY

6 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
Definitely yes 13%
31%

To a great
extent
56%
II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

2. To w hat extent the participation in the project enriched

your experience as a pedagogue?

A little
Very much 13%
31%

Much
56%
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
6%
To a great
extent
38%

Definitely yes
56%
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?

Definitely yes A little

43% 38%

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 A little

13% 19%

To a great
Definitely extent
yes 25%
43%
II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

6. Did your participation in the project improve your

attitude towards your own and foreign traditions?

A little
Very much
13%
25%

Much
62%
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?
A little To a great
6% extent
19%

Definitely yes
75%
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
13%
A little
6%

Definitely yes
81%
II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

9. Do you think that the project has enhanced your

ability to w ork in a team ?

Insignificantly
A little
6%
6%
Very much
38%

Much
50%
II. TEACHERS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

10. Were equal opportunities ensured for the

participation of female and male teachers?

Much
6%

Very much
94%
 III. STUDENTS ,
PARTICIPANTS
IN THE PROJECT

12 STUDENTS from TURKEY

12 STUDENTS from BULGARIA
10 STUDENTS from LATVIA
II. 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
6%

To a great
Definitely yes
extent
56%
38%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

2. Do you think that your participation in the project

encouraged you to learn m ore about foreign country’s
custom s and traditions?

A little
12%

Definitely yes
52% To a great
extent
36%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:
3. To w hat extent do you assess the contribution of
the project to enriching your personal experience?

Extremely
Useful
useful
47%
21%

Very useful
32%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

4. Do you consider that your work on the

project made you more responsible?

I can’t say
Definitely 3% A little
yes 26%
29%

To a great
extent
42%
II. 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?

I can’t say A little

3% 12%

Definitely yes
44% To a great
extent
41%
II. 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 To a great
3% extent
21%

Definitely yes
76%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

7. Was the work on the project widely

discussed by the students?

I can’t say
Definitely
3%
yes A little
26% 39%

To a great
extent
32%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

8. Did the work on the project bring you closer to your

classmates?

No
I can’t say
18%
12%

A little
15%

Definitely yes
43% To a great
extent
12%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

9. Did the w ork on the project im prove the contact

w ith your teachers?

To a great
I can’t say A little
extent
6% 3%
18%

Definitely yes
73%
II. 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?

A little
3%

Very much Much

50% 47%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

11. Do you consider that the traditions enrich

society’s cultural and economic life?

I can’t say A little

9% 15% To a great
extent
12%

Definitely
yes
64%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

12. Do you think that w orking on the project m ade you

understand and appreciate better foreign culture?

To a great
I can’t say A little extent
6% 3% 9%

Definitely yes
82%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

13. Do you think that working on the project

improved your team work skills?

No A little
6% 15%

To a great
extent
6%
Definitely
yes
73%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

14. Did your participation in the project improve your

language communicative skills?

No
A little
3%
18%

To a great
extent
12%
Definitely yes
67%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

15. How could you assess the effect of your

participation in the project in general?

Extremely
useful
29% Useful
42%

Very useful
29%
II. STUDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

16. Were equal opportunities ensured for the

participation of female and male pupils?

I can’t say A little To a great

3% 6%
extent
24%
Definitely
yes
67%
 IV. TEACHERS –
NON-PARTICIPANTS,
PARENTS / SOCIETY:

12 NON-PARTICIPANTS from TURKEY

10 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
42%

To a great
extent
58%
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 A little To a great

6% extent
6%
11%

Definitely
yes
77%
IV. TEACHERS –
NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY:

3. Do you consider that the students participating in the

project have changed their opinion on their own culture
and traditions in a positive way?
To a great
I can’t say A little extent
8% 3% 3%

Definitely yes
86%
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
I can’t say 6% extent
3%
11%

Definitely yes
80%
IV. TEACHERS –
NON-PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS / SOCIETY:
5. Did the work on the project make the
children more responsible and tolerant?

I can’t say
A little
3%
3% To a great
extent
39%

Definitely
yes
55%
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?

Useful
22%

Extremely
useful
53% Very useful
25%
 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.
 SUGGESTIONS FOR
FUTURE PROJECT WORK:

• to involve more teachers in the project work;

• to involve more students in the project work;
• to give more information to the parents, so
that they’d motivate their children to take
part in this and similar projects;
• to continue the work with the same level of
responsibility.