The first key activity in the implementation of the Games for Tolerance project was the analysis and identification of the needs of the teaching staff in the partner countries Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland and Romania. With the help of a carefully designed questionnaire, the partners were able to gather valuable feedback and shared experiences that were useful to them in order to get a detailed idea of the existing approaches to combating violence, as well as attitudes about the use of games and gamification in prevention of bullying among children from various European schools and kindergartens. The survey was conducted in the period December 2020-January 2021, and immediately after the analysis of the results, intensive work began on the creation of the first intellectual product - Methodology for developing educational games - for teachers and educators who wish to create activities aimed at prevention and de-escalation of violence and would like to gain more information and experience in this field.
We are pleased to announce that after a detailed analysis and collected feedback from partner organizations and specialists in the field of education, the methodology has been improved and finalized in English, as well as translated into all national languages of the project partners.
The publication serves as a systematic guide for kindergarten teachers and elementary school teachers who want to actively devote themselves to bullying prevention during their practice. For that reason, they want to utilize, besides other things, game design and gamification. To meaningfully combine both these topics, we initially offer a brief insight into bullying issues that often come to forefront when discussing preschool and school education. We follow up with the use of gamification and game design in education. Regarding practical level, we introduce instructions on how to create your own games and activities supporting bullying prevention.
The full version of the Methodology for developing educational games can be found here.
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