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Executive Summary
The Triggering Question (TQ) was
What are needed reforms designed and integrated into the existing educational systems so as to render education in the respective communities catalytic and supportive of mutual understanding, cooperation and peaceful coexistence among the people of Cyprus?
In response to the TQ, the 11 participants came up with 30 characteristics, which were categorized in 9 clusters. Following the voting process, 21 ideas received one or more votes and 20 were structured to create the influence MAP shown below.
According to the participants of this workshop, appear to be the most influential were:
- Proposal 06: Encouraging interaction between schools
- Proposal 16: Creating a network of teachers
- Proposal 24: Students’ participation in the program
- Proposal 11: Organising exchange programmes and visits
- Proposal 20: Implementing group working and organizing common courses for this purpose
- Proposal 30: Partnerships between schools and the society in general
The workshop was facilitated by Yiannis Laouris,Harry Anastasiou, Katerina Fotiou and Ngam Leslie Timngum. The workshop was attended by 11 participants.In sum, the participants of the dialogue reported their satisfaction that their voices have been heard and documented and communicated their expectations for follow-up activities to address the diagnosis of their needs.
Sponsor and partners
- Portland State University-Conflict Resolution Department
- Hatfield School of Government
- Rotarian Action Group for Peace
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Participants
The participants were:
| # | Name and Surname | Age | Gender | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulus Irkad | 50+ | Male | Primary teacher (Phd student on Peace Education) |
| 2 | Sophia Arnaouti | 31-40 | Female | Global Education Officer |
| 3 | Okan Bullici | 18-30 | Male | Psychologist |
| 4 | Evie Grouta | 18-30 | Female | Freelance Educator |
| 5 | Yeliz Osman | 18-30 | Female | PhD candidate |
| 6 | Hazal Ozaktan | 18-30 | Female | Freelancer |
| 7 | Maria Loizou- Theodosiou | 50+ | Female | Teacher |
| 8 | Zehra Azizbeyli | 31-40 | Female | Lecturer |
| 9 | Katerina Antoniou | 18-30 | Female | Lecturer |
| 10 | Nasia Hadjigeorgiou | 18-30 | Female | University Lecturer (School of Law) |
| 11 | Pantelis Makris | 50+ | Male | Special Education Consultant |