This MOOC is a self-paced e-course that provides participants with a basic understanding of radicalization and extremism, as well as opportunities to prevent them in an institutional context. The training consists of five sections, each of which includes a video, as well as additional material to increase one's own expertise and/or for pedagogical use. The total duration of the videos is about 80 minutes.
Themes of the videos:
1. The role of education in the prevention of violent radicalization and extremism
2. Self-reflection and knowledge enhancement
3. Broad-based prevention of radicalization and strengthening of resilience
4. Addressing the themes related to radicalization and extremism with pupils and students
5. Acting in emergencies
The content of the MOOC has been produced by researchers from the University of Helsinki: Saija Benjamin *, Katja Vallinkoski, Daniel Sallamaa, Leena Malkki and Pia Koirikivi *. The MOOC is organized by HY +.
More information (in Finnish): https://hyplus.helsinki.fi/koulutus/vakivaltaisen-radikalisoitumisen-ja…;
*Researchers represent the Growing up Radical? research project led by Prof. Arniika Kuusisto and funded by the Academy of Finland.