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Institutional actors: planning to improve organisational learning. for projects towards intercultural dialogue Alexadria, July 2008. By Neus Lorenzo <nlorenzo@xtec.cat>. Content. The role of institutional actors ( Who’s who?) -Identifying agents and responsibilities for changing concepts
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Institutional actors:planning to improve organisational learning for projects towards intercultural dialogue Alexadria, July 2008 By Neus Lorenzo <nlorenzo@xtec.cat>
Content • The role of institutional actors ( Who’s who?) -Identifying agents and responsibilities for changing concepts • More involvement needed (Why do it?) -Values and Beliefs • More coherency needed (Who are we?) -Identity and Mission • Better definition and orientation (Where to?) -Vision and innovation • Better adaptation to context (What for?) -Aims and Goals • Too much territory & dispersion (How to manage?) -Strategic Plan, SWOT, Management Design • Resources (tools or strategies?) -Training, Leadership, Participation, Assessment… … … ...
Who’s who? Agents To improve co-operation and teamworkwithin schools and between schools To promote intercultural dialogue and interchange between cultures The role of institutional actors • Institutional agents • Legislators • Media • Authorities • Advisers • Religious Institutions • Associations • Foundations • Enterprises • Social Educators • Teachers • Parents • … … ... • Surfing for adventure in visible projects? • Coaching initiatives and giving support for in-depth improvement?
Who’s who? Responsabilities Tension: A single person project Bad timing: teams work out of sync Sudden problems: Lack of accuracy Unsetle: Badly planned Bad project design: Mismatching expectations Identifying problems and proposing solutions • Some questions about 2007-08: • What’s the difference between a poor and incomplete project and a successful one? • When did a project work the best? • What resources were the most useful? • What are best practices for networks? • Let’s reflect on your answers… • Do they allow to identify problems and suggest solutions? • How do we define good descriptors and indicators? • - to know tendencies • - to assess progress • - to analyse results
Who’s who? Changing concepts Shared values Participation Dialogue and commitment Register of agreements Planning Institutional Projects • Form a group of three people, a let’s give marks to your answers (points per person)... • 1- A document, a text, an application… • 2- A group of actors, involving schools and teachers... • 3- A process, a development, a trip, a discovery... • 4- A path to the future, a vision for shared values... • Changing concepts: • What is an institutional Project… ? • (Are they really needed? Why?) 5 minutes