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.
Highlights
The Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica ( WASED), Greece, is a local public agency of educational administration that supervises 46 high-schools (Junior, General, Vocational and Special Education), scattered in five municipalities of Western Attica
This paper presents a small-scale survey that records the opinions of the educational community 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
Summary
The Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica ( WASED), Greece, is a local public agency of educational administration that supervises 46 high-schools (Junior, General, Vocational and Special Education), scattered in five municipalities of Western Attica. According to the latest General Census (ELSTAT, 2011), Western Attica has a permanent population of 161,000 people, accounting for 4.20% of the population of the entire Attica Region. There is a marginalization of vulnerable social groups (immigrants, Roma, repatriates, disabled people and women). According to the “National Roma Strategy Framework 2012-2020” (Attica Region, 2015), the total number of Roma in Western Attica is about 3,000 consolidated persons, accounting for 1.83% of the total permanent population. Students of the two Special Education Schools are fighting against marginalization and social exclusion
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