viernes, 13 de julio de 2012
martes, 10 de julio de 2012
lunes, 2 de julio de 2012
Sonia Galinha´s reflextion... Part II
Then, in the afternoon, at 15:30
h (Sala multimedia Facultad) Valencia Defensor del Mayor presented an interesting lecture and at 17:00
h-18:30 h: Sónia Galinha from Santarém presented “Active ageing” structured
in three main points:
1. Emerging Topic Empowerment Senior and current researches in
Portugal:
On empowerment, effective participation of citizens is
possible. In recent years, the concept of social and healthy participation has
taken on significant importance, not only in society but also in social psychology.
So, capacity and ability - empowerment, is an instrument for socio-cognitive
and social interaction – communication determines. In a way, is the result of
long and complex process of learning that involve not only knowledge but also
the abilities, the development of attitudes and social skills, cognitive and
cultural rights to which individuals and groups can communicate and act together
in solving everyday problems, into the society, institutions or families.
The inevitability of change processes, social change
and technological development multimodal humanity has to face problems with the
increasingly diverse and complex as necessary to respond to our collective
intelligence is based on the development of new and deeper the forms of human
thought, solidarity, commitment and dignity. Also, “the basic concept of
empowerment is education and knowledge to every individual. We believe that the
awareness and education can support an individual to become a better citizen
and human being. The knowledge would enhance their capability to thrive a
sustainable life”. “Empowerment is then the
process of obtaining these basic opportunities for marginalized people, either
directly by those people, or through the help of non-marginalized others who
share their own access to these opportunities. It also includes actively
thwarting attempts to deny those opportunities. Empowerment also includes
encouraging, and developing the skills for, self-sufficiency, with a focus on
eliminating the future need for charity or welfare in the individuals of the
group. This process can be difficult to start and to implement effectively, but
there are many examples of empowerment projects which have succeeded” in Sughosh India Foundation “Sughosh's meaning of
empowerment”. (8 Nov 2010. (Online) Available: http://sughosh.in/Empowerment.html (accessed October 4, 2011).
For instance, RUTIS (Universities of the Third Age
Network Association) is a Social Non Profit National Association which promotes
the active aging and supports the Senior Universities and the Portuguese Third
Age Academies (UTI). Currently there are 175 UTI in Portugal belong to RUTIS,
what represents 30.000 senior students and 2.500 voluntaries teachers. A Third
Age University (UTI or U3A) is a social and cultural answer, well developed in
terms of equipments whose aims are to create, to develop and to organize
cultural activities regularly, providing non-formal education, leisure
activities and social gatherings and events for people over 50 years. The RUTIS
objectives are to develop activities for the UTI, its students, teachers and
managers; to raise funds and find sponsors to support the UTI; to promote
volunteering among seniors and for the seniors and to increase the active aging
and to develop didactic resources for senior education.
2. Active Ageing,
intergeneration, communication and interdisciplinary contributions:
Empowerment senior is important because seniors are the guardians of our collective memory, and thus the privileged interpreters of that set of ideas and values that govern and guide the social life. We can not forget that children, women and the elderly are one of the most vulnerable sectors of society. Similarly, the promotion of volunteerism among young people is an opportunity for generations to committed and experienced and with more time available. In a way, is the result of long and complex process of learning that involve not only knowledge but also the development of attitudes and social skills, cognitive and cultural rights to which individuals and groups can communicate and act together and solidarity in solving everyday problems.
3.Methodological Areas and
intervention proposals:
In the context of social participation and its
relation to consciousness of Paulo Freire, while education, learning in action,
promoting a cycle of potential, to facilitate the contact and information on
institutions and associations - work with elders as well as collectives. In
this topic IP students built really creative an oral and poster presentation
about their region or country experiences:
21:00 h Dinner in Rocafort and interesting cultural
evening
PhD. Sónia
Galinha
Sonia Galinha´s reflextion... Part I
The
main topic of this Life Long Learning Program ERASMUS Intensive Program, IP Memories
of the Past, Hope for the Future, made possible plenty of presentations
areas of seniors promotion including communicative aspects, psycosocial health
and social intervention, to stablish communication channels between
generations.
This
interesting IP contributes to the general aims and priorities described in the
ERASMUS Policy Statement considering that institutional aim is the
internationalization and for that partners established as priority to develop a
pro-active cooperation based on promote exchange programs for students and
professors. Most of the institutional aim is the international oriention of our
curricula and in that perspective this IP contributes to share some expertises
with partners and to improve curricula with new knowledge and examples of good
practices in the teacher training courses and non-formal education courses and
promotes a positive perception and assessment of youngers compared to older
people by bringing them together, their communication and knowledge.
The
scientific part of the IP includes lectures, group-works, workshops, study
visits and cultural evenings. So it is not difficult to imagine the success of
such an IP. It wasn´t hard at all to find presentations that adjusted to the
topic which the partners were interested in. Posters had an added value for the
IP. During the academic year 2011/2012, the IP in Valencia definitely included
a follow up. Organizers and partners took good care of preparing different
thematic. Partners had opportunity to exchange opinions and points of view. We
believe that kind of inforgetable project can grow in the future. Resources
produced are systematized and there are established guidelines for
socio-educational contexts.
On
an International dialogue and enhancing the quality in higher education, this meritorious
IP Coordinated by Joan Maria Senent Sanchez and Irene Verde Peleato and hosted
by Universitat de Valencia, included partners as Instituto Politecnico de
Santarém, Fundació “Amics de la Gent Major” de la C. Valenciana, H. E. Helmo
Liège, H.E. Leonard Da Vinci, Lovaine, University of Timissoara, Università del
Salento, Universitat Ramon Llull. Barcelona and University
College Syddanmark. Specifically,
on Tuesday 6th, in the morning, 9:30 h Departure from the Casal,
10:30 h (Sala multimedia Facultad) Valencia’s team: Meeting with
“the elder” (small groups home visits, 5 students+1 professor), 14:00 h Lunch
at University.
To be continue.....
Italian Girls´ memories!
The Intensive Program“Memory of the past hope in the future” has been an experience rich in emotions, even conflicting.
We left from Lecce at 10:30 am; waiting for the train and the connecting bus and flight, we arrived at the hostel at about 8:30 pm, enthusiastic and curious, but tired as well after carrying luggage the whole day long. Once arrived in the hostel, we saw human traces. We kept walking but… nobody came to meet us. The thinking balloon “Where are we?!”didn’t have the time to become a text balloon, because the music started and they started dancing. We stopped, puzzled… we waited… and, once the dance had finished, at last they told us “This dance is for you Italian girls”, or something like that. Happy and thankful, we clapped our hands. Finally someone came towards us, he introduced himself and started to talk to us in a quick and fluent English. We understood we had to follow him and imagined he was taking us to our rooms, but he stopped at the entrance of the hostel, he invited us to leave our luggage there and go with him to a room, where Irene and the others were, for a first meeting, during which we’ve been given the IP program.
Breakfast at 9:00 am at the Casale with the group, and departure at 9:30 to Valencia; arrival at the Faculty one hour after and beginning of the everyday different activities, but each of them interesting and stimulating: from visiting old people in Centres and houses, in the city and the villages; the considerating, sharing and class activities, to the creation of a short film about the intergenerational relationship and the starting up of blogs and web sites. The activities lasted all day long with a quick lunch break, at the canteen or in the park. In the afternoon we had free time to share with the rest of the group, and we went back to the hostel at 9:00 pm for dinner.
Besides the academic activities, we’ve been involved in cultural activities, like visiting the Museum of the artist Fallero and the exposition of the Ninot and the concert at the Music Palace.
Human, because, in spite of the strict organization, the organizing people themselves showed they human side in several occasions; human for all the good relationships established, despite the linguistic differences. The other foreign professors, who at the end became a bit our own professors, have been human as well.
Bitter
Bitter, because the Salento University could have asserted itself, as the IP subject is one the professor Colazzo and his collaborators have been considering and working with for three years or more; but it didn’t. Bitterness for the negative aspect of Italy showed, and above all for concurring to show that aspect.
Hard
Hard not only for the hostel conditions, because for that a little adaptability is enough; nor for the intensive rhythm, but for having to communicate in English, that even compromised the relations in the first days.
Rich in many things. Rich in emotions, the bad ones of the first days and the good ones of the end, when, once finished the IP, we visited the city, went dancing with our colleagues and some of the professors, played and chatted with everybody during a whole night. Mute emotion expressed by the eyes and read in the eyes, without speaking, without English, and still the emotional moments of the last goodbye at the gate.
Formative
Formative, because to pit ourselves against our limits always helps us to grow. Formative because it taught us a lot and made us understand more.
And... Memorable.... “Memory of the past… hope in the future!!!”
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