Development and Development Education Conference by NSC | 23 January This is a major national conference organised by the Development Education Research Centre at the Institute of Education with the aim of addressing the relationship...

This is a major national conference organised by the Development Education Research Centre at the Institute of Education with the aim of addressing the relationship between learning about development and global issues to impact in terms of development goals and objectives.
The conference will include plenary presentations, academically focussed seminars addressing key debates and theme focussed workshops on the following:

• international volunteering
• Global Perspectives for Global Professions (covering higher education)
• International partnerships
• Global Learning for Global Colleges (covering further education)
• Young People and International Development
• Learning About Development and Global Issues within Schools

The conference will conclude with a plenary session on measuring impact with speakers from DFID, European Commission and the Institute of Education

DATE: JANUARY 23RD 2012
VENUE: JEFFREY HALL, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION BEDFORD WAY, LONDON
Cost £50 per person including lunches, teas and coffees
To book please contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

10:20 - Welcome and Introductions

10:30 - Development education and development: a (new) relationship for changing economic and geopolitical times

Matt Baillie Smith from Northumbria University

11:10 - MDGs and Diaspora: The Missing Link?

Bala Thaklar –Asian Foundation for Philanthropy

11:40 – 12:45 - Parallel Seminars on Development and Development Education

These papers will look at the debates on development and development education from different approaches, perspectives and research.

Andy Egan and Firoze Manji:  Concepts of Development and Development

Roisin McEvoy, (University of Ulster):  Using Development Education approaches to teach International Development at the University of Ulster
 

Fran Martin  (University of Exeter): Global Partnerships and Study Visits

Cathryn Al Kanaan (Institute of Education) Social Learning for Global Social justice

12:45 - 1:30 - Lunch

1:30 - Themed Seminars:

Volunteering and Engagement in International Development
Facilitated by James Trewby (IOE)

Kruti Buch (Asian Foundation for Philanthropy) Gyaan Yatra- A knowledge journey

Jonathan Birdwell (Demos) – Service International - International Citizens Service and International Volunteering
Clare Bentall  (IOE) – Returned Volunteers and Development Awareness

Mags Liddy (University of Limerick)– Enabling Professional Change: the Global Schoolroom

Global Perspectives for Global Professions

Petter Matthews, (Engineers Against Poverty)  Global Dimension to Engineering

Emily Slater, (IOE) IOE’s project on Students as Global Citizens with UCL, School of Pharmacy and Royal Veterinary College

Contribution of International Partnerships to Development Goals

Facilitated by Karen Edge (IOE)

Alison Leonard (IOE) - A Southern perspective on the South/North Educational Linking Process. Lessons from Tanzania

Madeline Bain and Beth Kreling, (Link Community Development)- Contribution of International Partnerships to Development Goals : The Southern Experience of School Linking – Masindi, Uganda

Ruth Najda and Gift Thakwalakwa  (DFID Global School Partnerships-  Equity, Participation and the Global School Partnerships Programme

Kate Andreo, (Sazani Associates) on Global Professional Learning Communities

Young People and International Development

Facilitated by Tom Burke (Y Care International)

Natalie Herzhoff (Plan UK) Building meaningful participation of young people into development practice

Rachel Witton  (Gemini) Online learning and engagement with young people on global issues

Kate Brown and Laura Johnson (IOE) Young People and Global Citizenship

Global Learning at Post 16 Education

Facilitated by Professor Ken Spours (IOE)

Hannah McGough (IOE) Learning About Development within FE Colleges with staff from City and Islington College

Gill Millar (University of Chester) Learning About Development at A Level

Learning About Development in the School Classroom

Fran Hunt (IOE) Development Education in Primary Schools   - Summary of Issues Emerging from Primary School Research

Audrey Bryan (St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Ireland) Global Good-Guys, Standalone Saviours, and Obedient Activists: Ethical Triage and the New Development Advocacy

Adam Unwin and IOE colleagues Reflections on IOE Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education Project

3:00 - Tea Break

3:20 - Plenary: Measuring Impact of Development Education

(Chaired by Mary Stiasny, Institute of Education)

Mark Poston from DFID

Christine.Lamarque from European Commission

Doug Bourn and Karen Edge (IOE)

With plenary discussion

4:00 - Concluding Comments

4:15 - Conference Ends

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