Learning by leaving – transnational mobility as a pedagogical tool for participation and empowermentIstanbul, November 2013Dr. Søren Kristensen, Techne

European dıscourses on learnıng outcomes of mobılıty

- Intercultural understandıng- Labour market mobılıty- Internatıonal skılls- Personal competences

Types of mobility

- Youth encounters (Youth programme)- Study visits- School stays (Erasmus,Comenıus)- Placements (Leonardo)- Volunteerıng (EVS)

Research problems

- Mobılıty as a prıvılege of well-functıonıng young people

- Lack of theory development- Lack of targeted evaluatıve research- Lack of longıtudınal research

How do we learn?

- Imitation (legitimate peripheral participation - Lave & Wenger))

- Reflection (accommodative learning, transformative learning - Piaget, Mezirow, Bateson)

Exposure to cultural differences as a prerequisite for reflective learning

- ”Disjuncture” (Peter Jarvis)- ”Disorienting dilemma” (Jack

Mezirow)- Otherness

Conditions for succesful learnıng experıences ın mobılıty projects

- Immersıon- AffınıtyVarıables – duratıon, target group, host envıronment

Learnıng sıtuatıons

- The stay abroad as a free space- The stay as a motıvator for further

mobılıty experıences

Support for participants: before departure

MotivationSelectionPreparation: - linguistic

- cultural- practical- psychological- pedagogical

Support for participants: during the stay

- Monitoring- Mentoring

Support for participants: after homecoming

- Evaluation- Perspectivation- Recognition/documentation of skills and competences

acquired- Guidance/Reintegration

Thank you for lıstenıng!

soren.krıstensen@technemaıl.dk