Education For Rural Transformation (ERT) Lessons Learned National, International and Comparative Perspectives International Symposium 8th - 10th November, 2010, Scandic Sergel Plaza Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden Hosted by: Institute of International Education (IIE), Department of Education, Stockholm University
Invitation Education for Rural Transformation (ERT), 2010 The Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, in cooperation with the UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED), China, Beijing Normal University (BNU) and the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara is hosting the International Symposium on Education for Rural Transformation (ERT) on 8th - 10th November, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The theme of this year s conference, Lessons Learned - National, International and Comparative Perspectives, will invite more than 30 experts from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Italy, Nepal, Romania, Tanzania and USA, respectively. The overriding objective of the ERT International Symposium is to critically examine the concept, policy and practice of education for rural transformation. The ERT International Symposium will provide the participants with an opportunity to overview current situations, problems and trends in education for rural transformation in the respective participating countries, and particularly, in China and India. The forum of experts shall identify existing good practices of educational empowerment as well as deliver some concrete action-oriented and tailor-made programmes and activities that can address the roots and causes of failures of existing educational structures, contents, and methods in rural areas. We sincerely hope all of you will benefit from the scholarly and intellectual discussions in this symposium. Day 1 Monday, 8 th November 08:00-09:00 Registration (Hotel Lobby) Opening Remarks Prof. Vinayagum Chinapah, Professor and Head, Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden Keynote Papers 09:00-09:45 Chairperson Dr. Abhimanyu Singh, Director, UNESCO - China Room: Anna Rella Comparative Study on the Roles of Agricultural University for Rural Development Prof. Wang Li, UNESCO-INRULED, China Education for Rural Transformation: Realities and Challenges in India Dr. Pushpanadham Karanam and Prof. Sudarshan C. Panigrahi, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India 09.45-10.00 Coffee Break Welcoming Remarks Prof. Kåre Bremer, Vice Chancellor, Stockholm University Ms. Katarina Bjelke, Director General, Division for Research Policy, Swedish Ministry of Education and Research H.E. Mr. Chen Mingming, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People s Republic of China in Sweden H.E. Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar, Ambassador of the Republic of India to Sweden and Latvia Thank you! Prof. Vinayagum Chinapah Institute of International Education (IIE) Department of Education Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden 10.00-12.00 Keynote Papers Chairperson Mrs. Lavinia Gasperini, Senior Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy Systems Theory Perspective on Education for Rural Transformation: In the Dialectic Between Global Contexts and Local Conditions Prof. H. S. Bhola, Indiana University, USA What Matters for Outcomes in Elementary Education in India Prof. JBG Tilak, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India The E-Learning Harbour as a Model of Life Long Learning for Rural Transformation: The Current Practices and Experiences in China Dr. Meng Hongwei, China National Institute for Educational Research, China 12.00-13.30 Lunch Break
Day 1 Continued Monday, 8 th November Day 1 Continued Monday, 8 th November 13:30-15:30 Room: Anna Rella Concurrent Panel Sessions Panel I Chairperson Dr. Pushpanadham Karanam, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India Educational Innovations and Transformation in Tribal Areas of Andhra Pradesh Prof. K. Sujatha, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India Promoting Rural Education through Inter-school Collaboration: A Scaffolding Model for ICL Ms. Xiaoying Feng, Beijing Normal Technology for Transformation: ICT Initiatives for Rural Transformation in India Dr. Anjali Khirwadkar, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India An Organizational Innovation to Promote Balanced Development between Urban and Rural Education in China: A Case Study on School Incorporation in Lucheng District, Wenzhou City Dr. Teng Jun, Beijing Normal Panel II Chairperson Prof. Zheng Xinrong, Beijing Normal Education Streaming in the Rural Junior High Schools Prof. Liu Baocun, Beijing Normal Tribal Education as a Tool for Rural Transformation: A Case Study of Paniyas in Wayanad Shri (Mr.) Raju Narayana Swamy, Indian Administrative Service, India Integration of Urban and Rural Educational Development Experience: Chengdu, China Mr. Lv Xinwei and Mr. Shi Bin, Chengdu Bureau of Education, China Education for Rural Transformation- Civil Society Initiatives in India: A Case Study Prof. Viswa Bhushan, Maharaja Postgraduate College, India Panel I continued Chairperson Dr. Ingemar Gustafsson, Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden Education for Rural Transformation: Policies and Programs for Rural India 16:30-17:30 Mrs. Meera Balakrishnan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India Teachers Support System in Rural Transformation: The Experience from China Prof. Zheng Xinrong, Beijing Normal 18.30-21.00 Welcome Reception and Dinner Panel II continued Chairperson Prof. Wang Li, UNESCO- INRULED, China From Brain-drain to Brain-gain: The Changing Role of Higher Education in China s Rural Transformation Dr. Wang Qiang, Nanjing Normal Education and Rural Transformation: A Case Study of Rural Students in Higher Education in Punjab Prof. Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Punjabi University, India 15:30-16:30 Coffee Break
Day 2 Tuesday, 9 th November Day 3 Wednesday, 10 th November Panel III Chairperson Prof. Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta, Senior Researcher, Academy for the Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden Closing Session Chairperson Prof. Vinayagum Chinapah, Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden 09:00-10:30 Room: Anna Rella Non-Formal Education and Lifelong Learning in Rural Areas - Experiences and Lessons from the Arab States Prof. Qutub Khan, Formerly UNESCO, Lebanon Are Our Children Learning? Annual Assessment Report, Tanzania 2010 Prof. Suleman Sumra, Uwezo, Tanzania Persistent, Intensified and Emerging Rural/Urban Educational Stratifications: A Central and Eastern European Perspective Dr. Monica Mincu, University of Torino, Italy 09:00-10:00 Room: Klara 10:00-16:00 Nepalese Documentary Film Non Formal Education Centre, Nepal, Winner of the 2010 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy ERT Symposium Summary and Recommendations Prof. Manzoor Ahmed, Senior Advisor, Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Group Visit to a Swedish Rural School Hölö Primary and Lower Secondary School (Hölöskolan), Hölö, Sweden 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Panel III continued Chairperson Prof. JBG Tilak, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, India People and Rural Transformation Prof. Greg Shaw, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia 11:00-12:00 The Development and State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education with ERT Mr. Jibachh Mishra, Director, Non Formal Education Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal Education for Rural People: The Role of Education, Training and Capacity Development in Poverty Reduction and Food Security Mrs. Lavinia Gasperini, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy and Dr. Ingemar Gustafsson, Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden 12.00-13.00 Lunch Break 13:15-17:30 Group Visit to the Stockholm City Hall Guided by the Former Deputy Mayor of Stockholm Mr. Hadar Cars Sightseeing: Old Town, The Royal Palace, Kulturhuset (The Culture House)
Manzoor Ahmed Professor and Senior Advisor, Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Educational Planning, Policy Development and Non-Formal Education E-mail address: amahmed40@hotmail.com Meera Balakrishnan Research Scholar, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India Educational Management, Education for Rural Transformation, Professional Development of Teachers and Principals E-mail address: subra.meera@gmail.com Liu Baocun Professor and Director of International and Comparative Education Research Institute, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Comparative Education, Educational Policy and Higher Education E-mail address: liubaocun@163.com Harbans S. Bhola Professor (Emeritus), Indiana University, USA Education for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation in the Third World, Policy Analysis and Evaluation E-mail address: hs3bhola@comcast.net Shi Bin Officer, Chengdu Bureau of Education, Sichuan, China E-mail address: 785048471@qq.com Ranjit Singh Ghuman Professor and Head, Department of Economics, UGC - Centre for Advanced Study, Punjabi University, Punjab, India Rural Students in Higher Education in Indian Punjab: Their Proportion and Socio-Economic Status E-mail address: ghumanrs@yahoo.co.uk Lavinia Gasperini Senior Officer, Agricultural Education, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy Poverty Reduction, Food Security and Education and Training, Comparative Education and Training, Education Planning E-mail address: Lavinia.Gasperini@fao.org Ingemar Gustafsson, PhD Guest Researcher, Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden Swedish Knowledge Based Aid in a Historical Perspective, Links Between Learning, Education and the Capacity to Improve Food Security E-mail adress: Ingemar.Gustafsson@interped.su.se Viswa Bhushan Professor and Head, Department of Social Work, Maharaja Postgraduate College, Vizianagaram, India HIV/AIDS and Social Work Intervention, Gender and Development, The Problem of Beggary: Realities, Ageing in India, Rural Youth and Globalization and Education for Rural Transformation E-mail address: bhushan_karanam@yahoo.com Meng Hongwei, PhD Expert, China National Institute for Educational Research (CNIER), Beijing, China Educational Monitoring and Evaluation E-mail address: hongwei_meng@yahoo.com.cn
Luo Jiongbin Researcher, Institute of Educational Research, Chengdu, Sichuan, China E-mail address: Jiongbin28@yahoo.com.cn Wang Li Professor and Deputy Director, UNESCO-INRULED, Beijing, China Education for Rural Development E-mail address: wangli666@hotmail.com Teng Jun, PhD Researcher, International and Comparative Education Research Institute, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China International Education Reform and Policies, Research Methods E-mail address: tengjun1983@hotmail.com Monica Mincu Assistant Professor, University of Torino, Italy Comparative and International Education with an Emphasis on East European Education and Teacher Training E-mail address: monica.mincu@unito.it Pushpanadham Karanam Associate Professor, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India ICT in Education, Educational Leadership and Development, Educational Administration and Management, Education for Rural Transformation. E-mail address: pushpanadham@gmail.com Jibachh Mishra Director of the Non Formal Education Centre, Nepal Adult Learning and Education, Campaign Literacy and Alternative Schooling E-mail address: mishrajibachh@hotmail.com Qutub Khan Professor, Former UNESCO Regional Coordinator, Asia, Pacific and Middle East Regional Economic Planning and Development Model Building, Educational Planning, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation E-mail address: qutub.khan2009@gmail.com Sudarshan C. Panigrahi Professor and Head, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India Teacher Education and Qualitative Research, Sociology of Education E-mail address: panigrahi24@rediffmail.com Anjali Khirwadkar, PhD Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, CASE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India Technology Enabled Learning and Science Made Easy, ICTD for Rural Education E-mail address: anjalikhirwadkar@yahoo.com Wang Qiang Professor and Senior Researcher, School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu, China Education in Rural Areas, Community Education, Comparative Adult Education and Human Resources Development E-mail address: qwang666@126.com
Diao Ruicheng Director, Xindu Bureau of Education, Sichuan, China E-mail address: 8628294@qq.com Greg Shaw Professor, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia ICT in Education, Tertiary Education, Adult Education, Teacher Education, and Education in Rural and Developing Contexts E-mail address: greg.shaw@cdu.edu.au Jandhyala B. G. Tilak Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, India Development Studies E-mail address: jtilak@nuepa.org Li Xiaoming Director, Dujiangyan Bureau of Education, Sichuan, China E-mail address: 42091507@qq.com Kalimili Sujatha Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, India Education of the Disadvantaged Groups, Educational Policy Analysis, Comparative Education in Developing Countries and School Management E-mail address: sujakalimili@yahoo.com Suleman Sumra Professor and Director, UWEZO, Tanzania Language Issues in Education, Political Economy of Education, Measuring Literacy and Numeracy Among Children and Adults E-mail address: sulemansumra@yahoo.co.uk Raju Narayana Swamy Secretary, Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Indian Administrative Service, Government of Kerala, India Quality Improvement for School E-mail address: narayan5@ias.nic.in Feng Xiaoying Researcher, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Distance Education for Rural Development, E-learning, Inter-School Collaborative Learning, and Integration of ICT in Education E-mail address: dawn.eaglet@263.net Zheng Xinrong Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Gender, Multicultural Education E-mail address: zhengxinrong@263.com Lv Xinwei Director, Chengdu Bureau of Education, Sichuan, China E-mail address: lvxinwei@cdedu.gov.cn
Institute of International Education (IIE) Staff and Organising Committee Institute of International Education (IIE) Staff and Organising Committee Vinayagum Chinapah Professor, Chair Holder and Head of the Institute Educational Reform, Higher Education, Quality of Education, Educational Evaluation, Education for Rural Transformation E-mail address: vinayagum.chinapah@interped.su.se Shangwu Zhao Senior Lecturer Educational Reform, Higher education, Quality of Education, Educational Evaluation, Education for Rural Transformation E-mail address: shangwu.zhao@interped.su.se Mikiko Cars Lecturer Education and International Development Cooperation, Educational Evaluation, Meta-evaluation, Quality Education E-mail address: mikiko.cars@interped.su.se Holger Daun Professor (Emeritus) Educational reform, Globalization and Education, Educational Governance E-mail address: holger.daun@interped.su.se Vladimir Vesovic Administrator and Student Counsellor Educational Management, Higher Education, Quality of Higher Education E-mail address: vladimir.vesovic@ped.su.se Jiaying Zhang PhD Student Education for Rural Transformation, Education for Sustainable Development, Higher Education Systems in Different Countries, Higher Vocational Education E-mail address: jia-ying.zhang@interped.su.se Patsy Kng Master s Student and Administrative Assistant Gender and Education, Social Construction of Gender Identity, China E-mail address: patsy.kng@interped.su.se Rebecca McPherson-Ståhl Project Assistant School Governance and Learning Community, Education for Sustainable Development E-mail address: rebecca.mcpherson-stahl@interped.su.se Khaleda Gani Dutt Project Assistant ICT in Rural Education, Gender, Education and Development, Gender Theories, Practice and Policies in Education, Education for Rural Transformation E-mail address: khaleda-gani.dutt@interped.su.se Student Volunteers Jennifer Amols, USA Youjin Chong, South Korea Xinglong Du, China Maria Erodotou, Greece Wei Jia, China Danny Kelly, Republic of Ireland Jingxin Lan, China Milan Poudel, Nepal Touhidi Shawkat, Bangladesh Karenann Soon, Canada Dian Zhang, China Wen Zhang, China
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