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–youngpeopleinproblemsituations(e.g.teenagersfrompathological
backgrounds,handicappedpeople,juvenileimmigrantsorteenagersof
therightistpoliticalorientation).
Theactualtasksunderlyingtheprojectwerescheduledfortwoyearsand
coveredthefollowingscopeofactivity:
–five10-dayinternationalworkshopsduringwhichtheparticipantshad
anopportunityto:familiarisethemselveswiththespecificcharacterof
socialconflictsinparticularcountriesandresultingeducationalprob-
lems,learnaboutthemethodsofcopingwithsuchproblemsinnor-
malconditionsofroutineworkandlife,exchangeexperienceasfaras
mediationandnegotiationinconflictsituationsareconcernedandac-
quirenewpedagogicalskillsduringpracticalactivities;
–publicationofabookpromotingtheideaoftheproject,describingthe
achievementsoftheparticipants,theirpracticalexperience,conclusions
fromthetasksundertakenortheoreticalreflectionsconnectedwiththe
problemsofteenagers,theiraggressivebehaviourandconflictsbetween
youngpeople;
–trainingsessionswereorganisedinhostcountriesandregionsandas
aresulttheparticipantswereabletoworkoutnewmethodsofwork
withchildren,teenagers,parents,teachersaswellaspreparematerials
whichcouldbeusedwhileworkingwithyoungpeople;
–directworkwithyoungpeopleinselectedschoolsandeducationalin-
stitutionsinparticularregions.
Theparticipantsoftheprojectfoundsubsequentstudytripsparticularly
informative,especiallyfromthecognitivepointofview,sincetheywereof-
feredanopportunitytotakeacloserlookatproblemstypicalforparticular
countriesorregions.Itturnsoutthatwhatposesaspecificprobleminone
areaorcountryisnolonerathreatsomewhereelse.Itwaseitherdealtwith
successfullyinthepast,itisefficientlypreventedoritbecomesinsignificant
fromthegeneralpointofview.
ForinstancewhilevisitingNorthernIreland,projectparticipantshadan
opportunitytogainanin-depthknowledgeoftheessenceandoriginsofthe
existingreligiousconflicts.Theseconflicts,sotypicalofthisregion,dooc-
cur,yetarenotsosignificantinothercountries.Nevertheless,gettingabet-
terinsightintotheessenceoftheproblemsaswelltheirsignificancefored-
ucationalpracticewasofparticularinterest.Projectparticipantsmayhave
beenmisleadbyadeceptiveimpressionthatnobodyrememberswhatitis
thatthepeopleinNorthernIrelandfightforandwhereallthehatredand
