Erasmus+ programmes
Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. The Mulier Institute participates in several Erasmus+ programmes.
Examples are the projects ACTivate and Safe Sport Allies.
ACTivate
The Mulier Institute has participated in the Erasmus+ project ACTivate. The aim of the project is to work with teachers and other school staff to develop an innovative, Europe-wide Physically Active Learning curriculum for teacher educators. There will also be a web portal and free online modules on Physically Active Learning for education professionals.
This project is a collaboration between the Mulier Institute and other research institutes and universities from Norway, Denmark, the UK, Finland and Portugal. The project team has published a European teacher trainer curriculum on Physically Active Learning. For more information on the project, visit http://www.activateyourclass.eu/ or contact Amika Singh.
Safe Sport Allies
Too many young athletes experience sexual, psychological or physical violence in sport. An important factor in their testimonies of violence is the phenomenon of passive bystander behaviour or looking away. This perpetuates the taboo of abuse, can cause the abuse to continue for longer and always benefits the perpetrator. To ensure that bystanders do intervene when necessary, everyone in the sports club needs to know how to recognise transgressive behaviour, when to intervene and where and how to report this behaviour.
In this European partnership, the Mulier Institute and the other project partners have developed an evidence-based bystander intervention. A multidisciplinary group of sports organisers, victims, policymakers and researchers has developed an educational programme for athletes, coaches and parents and a policy tool for association administrators. We have tested the effectiveness of the intervention through a longitudinal evaluation study with an intervention and control group.
The coordination of the project is in the hands of Thomas More University College in Antwerp. Nine different partners from seven countries are involved in the project. The Mulier Institute acts as co-coordinator and is responsible for the theoretical development of the bystander intervention.