2009 Learning Forum:
Connecting Research and Practice
in Our Work for Education for All
May 22, 2009/Carleton University, Ottawa
Overview
The Canadian Global Campaign for Education (CGCE) collaborated with the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CISEC ) to host a 1-day forum called Connecting Research and Practice in Our Work for Education for All.
The Learning Forum provided an opportunity for academics, development practitioners, civil society organizations, and policy makers to share best practices, lessons learned and to discuss implications for future programming in the education sector.
Fifty-two (52) people attended, including participants from the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), the, non-governmental organizations, members of the CGCE, and the Canadian government, and students of education and international development. The session was sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and was a pre-conference event of the CSSE and theCongress of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Highlights
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Welcome
- Sean Maddox, Co-Chair, Canadian Global Campaign for Education (CGCE)
- Dr. Ali Abdi, President,Comparative and International Educational Society of Canada (CIESC)
1) Keynote Address:
- Introduction by Lynette Shultz, Vice-Chair CGCE & Program Chair CIESC (Video)
- Catherine Odora Hoppers: Dilemmas and Tensions in the Implementation of EFA Goals: Experience from Africa (Video)
- Questions from the Participants, Facilitated by Dr. Shultz (Video)
2) Panel A: Local Perspectives on Education, Governance & EFA
Moderated by: Lorna McLean, University of Ottawa
- Ali A Abdi, Professor:Co-analyzing the epistemic possibilities: glocalizing intentions and experiences (PPT/Video)
- Fiona Sampson: Sharing Lessons About Substantive Equality in International, Cross-Cultural Contexts". (PPT/Video)
- Lynn Mario Trindade Menezes De Souza: Intercultural Conflict in the gap between policy and practice in Indigenous Education in Brazil (PPT/Video)
3) Panel B: Global Governance and the EFA Goals
Moderated by: Stephanie Hoey, WUSC-Uniterra