Educational challenges in Belarus (RITA program)

2009-07-20 11:11:59
Gdynia, July 17-21, 2009

Polish-Belarussian meeting, financed by RITA program and dedicated to educational challenges started in Gdynia (Poland) in July 17, 2009. The next step of the project will consist of the research among teachers and parents living in big cities in Belarus. Results of our research will help us to build a counseling internet site dealing with educational problems parents and teachers experience in their difficult role to upbringing children.

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