European Women - Images of interaction
"Tübinger Institut für frauenpolitische Sozialforschung" e.V.
19th July 2004
Programme:
Dr, Gerrit Kaschuba to speak about the origins, current projects and publications of the institute.
| Final reflection of the Ulm project group on the first project year: | |
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What have been the main emphases? |
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Have the project’s aims been reached? |
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How will a lasting development of the FA’s European contacts be achieved? |
To get an
evaluation of the participant’s views, the following questions were asked:
Imagine that a journalist would enter the room and ask for an interview:
“You have participated in a European Learning Partnership.
Did you stand to gain from it? Would you recommend participation?”
What would be your answer?
| European
Women SS 04 statements |
| Leading
question: You have participated in a European Learning Partnership. Would you recommend participating and when yes, why? |
| Participating in a learning partnership is always an exciting opportunity to enlarge your personal experiences and can be rightly recommended. The common experiences, the method training, the variety of the project’s work; all of this is very enriching. |
| Absolutely
yes! For me to exchange with other women in a group and even more the encounters with women of other European projects were of a real personal gain. I was lucky to travel with three more women to Belfast and was introduced to completely different structures of education possibilities. The closeness to the political and social environments of Northern Ireland opened to a different point of view. Personal contacts with open-minded women full of the joys of life, each with a different background, are enriching. The preparatory courses in English and on personal computers opened new possibilities of contact. Processes of heightening one’s awareness are enriching. |
| Yes,
I would recommend participating as I have learnt and found out that
exchange on an inter-cultural level is very impressive: linguistically, emotionally and politically, concerning education. |
| Yes,
I would recommend participating. Though I think that more emphasis
should be attached to a possible communication in the English language.
I recommend participating because we, in Europe, should approach one
another, we women – in slow steps – not in enormous congresses and
not in huge events. Who gets involved in the project will experience the vast variety which develops through communication with others and who will be rewarded if we open up to this new variety. Furthermore, with the project’s work in its third year I would like to thoroughly support the women in Eastern Europe. . |
| Yes. Because it’s highly motivated. To enable you to get out of your own shell to see the world, to experience other cultures and to broaden your horizon. To be able to help each other and to help ourselves. Support each other. Be positive in our life. Be confident. To be strong and to help us to stand on our own ground. It’s never too late to learn, to update our knowledge, ‘cos it’s always something new we can learn everyday. To enlighten and inspire ourselves. |
| I would absolutely recommend participating, as the horizons, especially for women, really broaden. Through meeting and travelling with and to women from different parts of Europe, our minds open to problems of different natures in women’s education. Gratitude towards our privileged situation in Germany remained. A lot of interest, affection and humanity developed in interchanging with our partners from other countries. On this basis, women can be the cornerstone for the countries of Europe to get closer. |
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Yes. I participated in this project of learning partnership enthusiastically. I could broaden my horizons through taking the opportunity of travelling to Belfast and there, on the spot, got in contact with other women. There is nothing like the experience of learning, not even news or TV reports! I could reactivate my own language (English), get more knowledge on the personal computer and was able to make friends. The common experience in our group as well as our common ground and our creativity were great. For me, this year was very enriching. |
| Yes,
I would recommend participating. On the one hand it is very interesting
to talk, without prejudices, to women from other countries on the same level, on the other hand, one learns and practices English. One experiences personal and country-specific things, all that is not in the papers. Living conditions, feelings, behaviour and therefore, one tries to bring oneself and one’s country closer to the others. To cut down on prejudices (on both sides) and fears (like Belfast). One gets new ideas about oneself and one’s abilities than one might have estimated before, wins new friends and more self-confidence. One is able to meet women from all classes. |
