A12/A12.1 A questionnaire about measuring students’ attitudes towards the values of peace, of sharing, of solidarity and the sense of belonging to one’s roots, to one’s own cultural traditions, students’ attitudes towards the value of equality and respect 

Values of peace

1. What is the place of Peace in Education, as concepts?

  1. They are not related.
  2. A way to respond to problems of conflict and violence on scales ranging from the global and national to the local and personal.
  3. A way to get peace in mind at the individual level.

2. Education is the only thing which changes the society.

  1. True, but wars become inevitable, anyway.
  2. Education plays very important role in changing of the attitude and mentality of the people in society
  3. Conflicts are triggered by adults, so it is not our concern, yet, to change the society.

3. The Need for Peace Education is:

  1. A way to build a sustainable future and free societies.
  2. A dream.
  3. We are too young for dealing with such delicate matters.

Values of Sharing

4. Do you set goals of your own?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not very often

5. Do you have common goals with your group of friends?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. I wish, but it doesn’t happen.

Values of Solidarity

6. Cooperative learning means:

  1. We learn together in class and feel solidarity to the same target.
  2. I copy from the nearest colleague to solve my task, it is also solidarity.
  3. We do all by ourselves, there is not solidarity among us.

7. Knowing that solidarity involves taking part in a common effort to reach a learning goal, it is true that:

  1. We rarely do that in class because of too many different opinions.
  2. It may happen to work as a team, but only on the playground.
  3. We easily find ways to cooperate and reach solidarity while learning in class.

8. We manifest solidarity towards a colleague who has committed a serious act of indiscipline.

  1. Always
  2. Sometimes
  3. Never

The sense of belonging to one’s roots

9. The need to belong to a social group, such as the family or class is:

  1. Real and powerful.
  2. Nothing important.
  3. Moderate, I prefer freedom from all bounds.

10. Do you seek positive social interactions with others?

  1. Maybe, it’s not so important.
  2. Yes, it is very important to me.
  3. No, I feel perfect when I’m alone.

11. Are you proud of your nationality?

  1. Yes, definitely.
  2. Moderate.
  3. Not really, I see myself as a universal person, rootless.

The sense of belonging to one’s own cultural traditions

12. To be aware of your own cultural identity means:

  1. To recognize artists and melodies.
  2. To be supported by your group sharing the same culture for a better life.
  3. Neither of the two.

13. Participation in cultural and arts activities is:

  1. Something compulsory and useless.
  2. A matter of having fun.
  3. An integral part of our lives and helps to define who we are.

14. Suppose you are an adult living in a foreign country for some years and now you are invited to a wedding in your ethnic group which will be organized according to the rules and customs of your own country. You feel:

  1. Bored, you know how everything will be.
  2. Nostalgic, you miss your natal place even more.
  3. Full of trust and proud of your roots.

Attitudes towards the values of equality and diversity

15. If I am open to changes, I also tend to have positive attitudes towards equality.

  1. True
  2. b.False.
  3. No relation between mind openness and equality

16. We can promote equality and diversity by:

  1. Not imposing any rules to students in classrooms
  2. Ensuring equal access to opportunities to enable students to fully participate in the learning process.
  3. Separating students in groups depending on gender, skin color, religion, etc.