Project outcomes
Survey Report: “Actual stage of school abandon in the countries involved” It’s a good learning tool about the situation in EU and project countries concerning early school leaving. It also reports the benefits from education and education as a tool to fight against poverty, unemployment, ill-health and social exclusion.
Report upon the Need analysis and field research: “Main obstacles to come back to school. What can be done?” The report gives the main obstacles to come back to school in the participating countries and proposal of solutions.
Intensive training course for adult educators: “Welcoming them back to school” The intensive training course gives tools for adult educators to deal with drop-outs who have returned to formal education. There are five main topics in this course: group dynamics (group climate, leadership), learning styles, self image, pedagogy of excellence and the educator as a coach (communication). The course is registered in Grundtvig Course Database https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/llp/istcoursedatabase/search.cfm reference number SE-2010-118-002
Good practice guide for tutors, LLL trainers, tutors, HR responsible: “Are they out bring them in” The practice guide is a tool to motivate those who have left school too early to return to education as adults and to succeed this time. It is divided into three sections: a summary of school abandon in the participating countries, inspirational stories of teachers who are working with school leavers, specific obstacles to come back to school in project countries.
Help-kit for potential learners: “I do need more school? How can I get it?” The help-kit is for early school leavers to inspire and give them practical knowledge what to do to come back to education. It is divided into three sections: a summary of school abandon in the participating countries, inspirational stories of people who abandoned school and then came back and what to do if they want to come back (necessary information and contacts)
Personal development tool: “From who am I to what I will be” The personal development tool is for those who want to learn about themselves. It consists of three modules: The personal reasons to abandon school and obstacles to come back to education (based on the questionnaire), the personal professional profile according to EQF standards and automatically generated list of suggestions for personal development based on the results from the first two modules.
