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Innovative learning Resources to foster equal participation In grassroots Sports dealing with discrimination, racism and violence incidents
Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

IRIS-Innovative learning Resources to foster equal participation In grassroots Sports dealing with discrimination, racism and violence incidents,is submitted under the Erasmus+ Programme with the aim to provide novel and interactive tools and education resources that would increase end-users capacities to prevent and handle this multifaceted phenomenon,as well as to raise the awareness of key actors and policy makers for integrating good practices and EU principles in any national, regional or local initiative.Even through Sports are considered to be the ideal framework to ensure social inclusion and to build friendships among the youngest by conveying the concepts of peace, tolerance, mutual understanding and education (White Paper of Sport),the reality of Sports is contradictory since alarming intolerance incidents continue to rear their head in professional and amateur level posing concerns for the results and extent of this phenomenon.EU has issued guidelines on equal opportunities and social inclusion in the field of Sports to be adapted and fostered across EU regions.To this direction,IRIS’multidisciplinary consortium will work in view of facilitating the promotion of EU directives and transferring of good practices and updated knowledge to all directly involved actors,effectively addressing this negative social phenomenon by:• promoting tolerance attitude to the youngest,sensitizing them and their social environment on values and ethics of Fair Play and equal participation through interactive educational tools and events• improving knowledge and skills of PE teachers and coaches,to handle and prevent such incidents,through modernized e-learning resource with updated modules and tools• Generating knowledge on the State of the Art and Training Needs• Supplying policy makers with an integrated good practices and policy solutions Paper• Networking and raising awareness activities with key actors across EU to transfer results and gain Shareholders’ suppo
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