Project ROBIN-Needs analysis

The Needs Analysis report in the frame of the project ROBIN Reinforcing cOmpetences to Build Inclusion through a New learning methodology, with project number 2015-1-RO01-KA204-015001 is finalised. The document details the needs for new learning methodologies in inclusive education systems and second chance programmes. This document was built using data collected through focus groups and online questionnaires carried out in five partner countries, Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain within the ROBIN project. The report is divided in three sections.
The first presents the findings from focus groups in all five partner countries. It summaries the outcomes in response to questions surrounding: the content and structure of second chance programmes; working with diverse, mixed groups of participants; the professional development of teachers; and new learning methods for children on the move. This is presented country by country for each topic, explaining specific needs analyzed before a conclusive summary of the general needs identified by focus groups in all countries. Recommendations are made by the focus groups for moving forward in developing more effective means for delivering second chance education programmes.
The second details the results of identical online questionnaires distributed in all partner countries. The main findings of these are summarized and full results from all countries are compared in graphs. A conclusion highlights the main similarities and differences in countries’ answers to identify generic and specific needs.
The final section of this report ties together the findings from focus groups and the online questionnaires in a comparative analysis. This highlights the specificities of countries’ needs and concerns, as well as identifying central, common areas whereby a generic framework for an improved second chance curriculum can be built. Recommendations are made, in light of the findings, for the key changes needed to existing second chance programmes.