SCHOOL EDUCATION PROJECTS EXPERIENCES: FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING AS A PERSON AND A PROFESSIONAL
SCHOOL EDUCATION PROJECTS EXPERIENCES: FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING AS A PERSON AND A PROFESSIONAL

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to assess the social, cultural, educational and abroad experiences of Turkish high school teachers and students who participated in Erasmus+ school education projects in Ordu between the years 2014-2017, how they shaped their perceptions, the positive long-term effects that they gained from there. The sample population in this study consisted of forty-two people: twenty-one students, thirteen teachers, and eight administrators. A number of the schools sent staff on short-term, two to three week-long joint training events. Many students also participated in short term (usually one to three week-long) exchange in accompaniment with teachers. The researcher used a qualitative approach and collected information through profile forms, open-ended questions (students), interviews, small group discussions, field notes, essay papers (students). The results indicated that the Erasmus+ school education projects help for lifelong learning as a person and a professional, a stronger team spirit at school, student–centered learning opportunities, shattering the preconceived notions that cultures have about one another, improving traditional four language skills, as well as cultural studies. This paper offers some valid findings, which are applicable not only to the micro environ it depicts but to the overall academic community which participates in different types of exchange programs.

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