Erasmus+ project within the Jean Monnet Program «Non-violent upbringing practices: EU experience»

Odesa State University of Internal Affairs is implementing an Erasmus+ grant project under the Jean Monnet Program «Nonviolent Parenting Practices: EU Experience». The project number is 101127420. The idea of the project is an attempt to resolve the existing contradictions between legal and social norms regarding the use of violent methods of childrearing. In Ukraine, the use of any child-rearing methods that degrade the dignity of the child is prohibited by law, but established traditions and lack of knowledge among adults lead to an alarmingly high level of tolerance for violence in education. The urgency of the problem is exacerbated by the crisis related to military operations. The author's team aims to teach cadets and university students - future law enforcement officers - the ability to identify manifestations of violence, for which it is important to develop a «zero» tolerance for the use of violent methods of raising children. In an effort to achieve a greater impact, the project team decided to include future teachers in the course.

To achieve this goal, it is planned to conduct a sociological study of the prevalence of corporal and other degrading punishment in families of Odesa residents, develop and teach a course on Nonviolent Parenting Practices: EU Experience, hold a conference and prepare a manual on European standards for ensuring the principle of child dignity and the inadmissibility of violence against children, including for educational purposes, as well as approaches to child-rearing in EU countries.

It is expected that as a result of participating in the module, cadets and students will be able to implement the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities in their professional law enforcement and teaching activities, as well as in their personal lives.