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Day 1: Sunday 11th May 2008 |
17.30 - 19.00
19.30 - 20.15
Presidential Address
Introduction
Official Opening
Housekeeping
20.15
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Registration
Opening Ceremony
Adila Kreso, University of Sarajevo, Outgoing MESCE President.
Giovanni Pampanini, founding MESCE President, 'A productive heresy. Some Ideas for a Mediterranean Agenda of Comparative and International Education'
Welcome address by Alfred Vella, Pro-rector University of Malta.
Conference convenors - Carmel Borg and Peter Mayo, University of Malta
Welcome Reception
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Day 2: Monday 12th May 2008 |
08.30 - 09.00
09.00 - 09.45
09.45 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 12.15
12.15 - 13.45
13.45 - 15.00
15.00 - 15.45
15.45 - 17.30
17.40 - 18.15
18.45
20.15
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Plenary Session 1
Keynote talk: Ronald G.Sultana, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research (EMCER), University of Malta, 'Looking back before moving forwards: building on 15 years of comparative educational research in the Mediterranean.'
Plenary Session 2
Keynote Talk: Mehdi Lahlou, University of Hasan V, Morocco, 'Comparative Education and the Arab world: Critical Perspectives.'
Break
Parallel Sessions 1
Session A: 'Schooling in the Mediterranean, Europe and Beyond'
Gokce Guvercin, 'The new role of Vocational Education across Europe: SVET (Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training System) Project in Turkey'
Adrian Grima (Chair), University of Malta, 'The Taste of the Mediterranean and other Kinnies'
Sylvana Zammit Pulo, Ministry of Education and Culture, Malta, 'Let's Talk about Sex..Ed: A Maltese Perspective within a European Dimension'
Fatma Gumus, 'The Implications of the Process of Turkey's Accession to the European Union for Turkish Republicanism with particular reference to Education.'
Session B: 'Social Theories and Education in Comparative perspective'
Juha Suoranta (Chair), University of Tampere 'Ranciere on Radical Equality in Education'
Peter Mayo, University of Malta, 'Critical Approaches to education in the work of Lorenzo Milani and Paulo Freire. A comparative Study'
Joseph Zanoni, University of Illinois at Chicago, 'Dialogue and hegemony: how adult informal charla conversations lead to critique and praxis'
Rosemary Dore and Ana Luscher, Federal University of Minais Gerais, 'Contemporary Trends in Upper Secondary Education in Brazil and Italy: A Comparison'
Session C: 'Human Rights, Representation and Intercultural Education'
Fatma Gok (Chair), Bogazici University, 'Towards a respectful educational environment to human rights'.
Maria de Nazare` Trinidade`, Paulo Alves Pereira and Vitor Manuel Trinidade`,Universidade de Evora, Portugal 'An innovative experience in the field of intercultural education in Portugal: a cultural laboratory'
Fatma Nevra Seggie, Bogazici University, 'The Headscarf ban policy in Turkish Higher Education: How does it impact the identity of part-time unveilers?'
Jorge Manuel Bonito and Vitor Manuel Trinidade, Universidade de Evora, 'About representations of "quality teaching" among European and African Portugese speakers, at Evora's University: an intercultural experience.'
Parallel Sessions 2
Session A: 'Religion, Cultural Values and Education'
Marta Garcia Lastra, Adelina Calvo Salvador and Teresa Susinos Rada, University of Cantabria, 'The Influence of Religion in the Education of Spanish Women throughout the 20th Century: Reflections arising from a biographical-narrative study'
Joanne Cassar, University of Malta, 'Religion, Youth Sexuality and Education'
Yosanne Vella (Chair), University of Malta 'Challenging Islam and Christian Phobia through History Education: A Turkish/Maltese Experience'
Christine M. Cassar, Ministry of Education and Culture, Malta, ' It's a Magical World. Concepts of diversity, dialogue and human rights in classical fairytales'
Session B: 'Teacher Education 1'
Maria Stella Castronovo and Melita Cristaldi, University of Palermo 'Psychomotor and Intercultural Education as a 'cross competence' of Italian teachers in primary school'
Michelle Attard Tonna (Chair), University of Malta, 'A Globalised Teacher Education'
Sheen Choi, Indiana University and M. Gail Hickey, Purdue University Fort Wayne, 'Developing Cultural Competences in U.S. Teacher Education Programme: A Case Study'
Melek Cakmak, Gazi University, Ankara, 'Changing Roles of Teachers: Pre-service teachers' Thoughts'
Session C: 'Education in Conflict and Post-conflict Territories'
Sime Pilic and Ivanka Buzov, University of Split, 'Multiculturalism and intercultural education: A Study of a post-war and transitional society'
Makram Khoury-Machool, University of Cambridge and University of Hertfordshire, 'Education and Political Activism: The Emerging Internet Culture of Palestinian Youth'
Petroula Antoniou and Eleni Nikolaou, University of Cyprus, 'From worshipers of icons of home to scavengers of mementos: Troubles of national identity in an ethnically divided country'
Michalinos Zembylas (Chair), Open University, Cyprus, 'Making sense of traumatic events: towards a politics of aporetic mourning in educational theory and pedagogy'
Lunch
Plenary Session 3
Keynote talk: Zelia Gregoriou, University of Cyprus, Blinding the intercultural gaze: From the 'culture of the other' to the thick interpretation of educational processes of othering.
Parallel Sessions 3
Session A: 'Postcolonialism and Education'
Linda Hererra (Chair), Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, 'Education and Empire: Rights based reform in the Arab World?'
Edward Mifsud, Institute of Education, University of London, 'Education and National Identity in Malta. A Postcolonial Analysis'
Russanne Hozayin, American University in Cairo, 'Beyond Postcolonialism: Realizing a 21st Century Education System in Egypt'
Josann Cutajar, University of Malta, 'Advocacy or Resistance? Knowledge and postcolonial pedagogy'
Session B: 'Learning and Social Difference'
Katerina Dimitriou University of Cyprus, 'twitch, wink,twitch mistaken for wink..or? Engaging students in the thick interpretation of ethnic borders'
Damian Spiteri, Ministry of Education and Culture, Malta, 'When worlds meet. Fostering intercultural collaboration through collaboration and dialogue'
Ayse Caner, Ozlem Unluhisarcikli, Soner Simsek and Onur Seckin, Bogazici University, 'Why do students drop out from basic education? A case study in Kagithane, Istanbul'
Vincienne Meli and Paul Bartolo (Chair), University of Malta 'Young people's perceptions on and attitudes towards peers of a different race and / or nationality'
Z. Hande Sart-Gassert, Bogazici University, 'The Validation of the Turkish Version of ADHD Rating Scale !V School Version'
Plenery Session 4
Keynote talk: Paolo Landri, University of Naples, 'Educational Policies and the Southern Model of Welfare.'
End of academic programme for day 1
Meeting of the MESCE executive committee
Conference Dinner
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Day 3: Tuesday 13th May 2008 |
09.00 - 09.45
09.45 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 12.15
12.15 - 13.30
13.30 - 15.00
15.00 - 16.45
16.55
19.30
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Keynote talk: Andre Elias Mazawi, University of British Columbia. 'Whither an Arab 'Knowledge Society'? Regionalism, Nation-States and Educational Research for Development'.
Plenary Session 2
Keynote talk: Mark Ginsburg, Editor, Comparative Education Review, 'Global discourses and educational reform in Egypt: the case of active-learning pedagogies'.
Break
Parallel Sessions 1
Session A: 'Teacher Education 2'
Sandro Caruana (Chair), University of Malta, 'How and to what extent is intercultural communication 'teachable'?
Beril Yilmaz Senem, Zonguldak Karaelmas University and Middle East Technical University, and Hanife Can Sen, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 'Perceptions of Faculty of Education Members at METU on Multicultural Education'
Nese Tertemiz and Melek Cakmak,Gazi University, 'From Classroom practice to Theory: teachers' evaluation about their teaching'
Melita Cristaldi and graduate students, University of Palermo, 'Comparative Education and Intercultural pedagogy as components of pre-service teacher training in Italy and Morocco'
Session B: 'Nonformal Education and alternative sites of educational practice'
Ozlem Yazlik, Bogazici University, 'The Effect of People Education Centers' Literacy Courses on Women's Lives'
Rita Borg Xuereb (Chair), University of Malta, 'Preparation for Parenthood: The parents' Perspective'
Dilan Bayindir, Education Unit, Nezahat Gokyigit Botanic Garden, 'Education in Botanic Gardens: The Case of Nezahat Gokyigit Botanic Garden in Istanbul.'
Carmel Borg and Peter Mayo, University of Malta, 'The Impact of Globalisation on European Adult Education Policies. A Southern European perspective'
Session C: 'Migrants and Minorities'
Calin Rus, Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, 'The concept of the school mediator and its impact on education for Roma Children'
Duncan Mercieca, Ministry of Education and Culture, Malta, 'On the borders. The arrival of irregular immigrants in Malta -some implications for education'
Simone Galea (Chair), University of Malta, 'The Researcher and the Mute. Can the Migrant's Voice be heard in Research?'
Maria Pisani, Ministry of Education and Culture, Malta, 'The odyssey of the young female asylum seeker: engaging critically with gendered forced migration'
Parallel Sessions 2
Session A: 'Education policies in comparative perspective'
Duygun Gokturk, Bogazici University,' Private Higher Education Policies in Turkey after 1980's Military Coup d'etat'
Aigly Zafeirakou, World Bank and Democritus University of Thrace, 'Education and Cultural heritage partnerships: Policy Recommendations for the Mediterranean Region'
Mary Joy Pigozzi, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, 'Sustainable Development through Education'
Abdelwahab Ben Hafaiedh (Chair), Middle East Research Competition (MERC), 'Cultural Dialogue and International Student Mobility'
Session B: 'Multiculturalism, Schools, Classrooms and Curricula 1'
Suzanne Gatt and Maria Brown, University of Malta, 'Community Programmes in Primary Schools: A Comparative Study of Four Countries'
Christophoros Christophorou and Zelia Gregoriou (Chair), University of Cyprus, 'Debating 'Collective Memory' and 'Culture' in multicultural schools. Critical Ethnographies of minoritized memories'
Gabriella Chisari and Concetta Lanzafame, Liceo Psico-Pedagogico di Catania, 'The 'creolization' of Italian Schooling. Reflections form an empirical experience of Intercultural Education in a Higher School'
Lunch
Parallel Sessions 3
Session A: 'Multiculturalism, Schools, Classrooms and Curricula 2'
Giovanni Pampanini, University of Catania and Rosanna Cristaldi, Compulsory school 'Teresa di Calcutta', Tremestieri Etneo, Catania. 'The Modello Italiano of intercultural education, reflections from the field'.
Elena Papamichael, Institute of Education, University of London, 'I've always aimed to make them feel comfortable, though on a personal level I don't want them, I'm scared of them': Greek Cypriot teachers in the context of Intercultural Education'
Ekaterina Protassova, University of Helsinki, and Anna Dzalalova, University of Tartu, ' West-East Crossroads: Multiculturalism in Estonian-Russian Education'
Sule Donertas (Chair), Middle East technical University, 'Multicultural Education: A Fragile Issue in Turkey'
Fausto Telleri, University of Sassari, 'Multi-ethnicity and Education: Experiences of Integration and Parental Involvement in Schools'
Session B: 'Language, Culture and pedagogy'
Fokion Giorgiadis, Institute of Education, University of London and Apostolos Zisimos, Aristoteleion University, Thessaloniki, 'South-North Diasporas: Mother Tongue Policies for Greek Pupils in Britain and their own community. 'paedia'
Stefanie Kendall, Michigan State University, 'The Language that binds National and International Curricula'
Sandro Spiteri (Chair), Ministry of Education and Culture, Malta,'The Politics of national identity and native language teaching in a post-colonial small island state'
Elena Atitsogbui, Concordia College Moorhead and Belgorod State Technological University, 'Russian Language through Culture and Film Studies'
Keynote talk: Isabelle Calleja, University of Malta, 'Education and the Teaching of History in the Light of Encouraging Conflict Resolution in Cyprus.'
Concluding remarks by President and Secretary General of MESCE
Birgu by night (optional and against payment)
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