International Co-ordinator Training for Schools Cultural identity and values

Cultural Identity and Values In national groups What in your upbringing has shaped you? What characteristics do you most dislike? What national food do you (would you) miss most when overseas? What 3 characteristics do you associate with your national identity?

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Scenario A UK school has managed to bring teachers from their partnership cluster in India into the UK at the same time as a Comenius partner meeting and the two groups are brought together. The other partners begin to talk about some fundraising initiatives for the Indian schools and one partner especially has a very stereotypical view of schools in the less developed world. The UK-India partnership is founded on an equitable relationship and this philosophy is well understood by both sides. One of the European partners says to the Indian representative; "We are going to give your school all our old sports equipment and 4 old laptops!” What has happened here ? How does each of the partners feel ? Why do they feel that way ? What assumptions have they made ? What other actions could they take ?

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