Monday 7
January:
13.30: Lunch
14.30: Welcome and introductory
remarks by Professor Dr. Birgit Brock-Utne,
project leader for
NETREED
15.00: Key note I - chair: Birgit Brock-Utne
Director Adama Ouane: Research on education and development -
some priorities.
15.45: Plenary discussion
16.30:
Coffee/tea
17.00 - 18.30: Parallel sessions/paper presentations
| Group 1 - Language in Education |
Group 2 - Systemic issues |
Group 3 - HIV/AIDS and education |
Ingse Skattum, University of Oslo:
Research concerning the integration of national languages into the
educational system in Mali. Presentation of a project.
Moreblessings
Chitauro Mawema,University of Oslo: The ALLEX Project: Corpora
Development and Dictionary maling in Shona and Ndebele. |
Robert Langley Smith, LINS, Oslo University
College: Researching systemic issues in developing countries: The
question of decentralization
Mher Hovsepyan and Jivan Petrosyan,
Union of Young Scientists and Postgraduates from Armenia: Development of
education systems in Post-Soviet period in Armenia
Ellen Carm, LINS
Oslo University College: The contribution of non-formal education in
poverty reduction efforts. |
Guro Nesbakken, LINS/Oslo University
College: Youth and preventive education on hiv/aids. The Peer Education
approach" A case study from Cape Town.
Rosah Malambo, University of
Oslo:Are psychosocial life skills the answer to HIV/AIDS education in
Zambia? |
19.30: Dinner - cultural event
Tuesday 8 January
09.00: Parallel sessions/paper
presentations
| Group 1- Language in education |
Group 4 - Gender issues |
Group 5 - Culture and values |
Birgit Brock-Utne, University of Oslo:
The language of instruction in South Africa and Tanzania - a research
co-operation with a training component. Presentation of a project.
|
Liu Fengshu, M.Phil. stud, University of
Oslo: Parental Expectations of the Single Child in the Nuclear Chinese
Family-Girls as Single Children and Boys as Single Children
Elin
Skaar Hovedfag student, University of Oslo: Girls' education in
Cameroon
|
Trygve Bergem and Arve Brunvoll, Norsk
Lærerakademi: The Role of School and Society in the Imparting of
Values in Eritrea.
Evelyne Tegomoh, student, University of
Tromsø: The destiny of Belaka Saliou Saoumboum
(film)
|
10.30: Coffee/tea
11.00: Research in education
and development - future perspecitves
by Adviser Kristine Storholt,
The Research Council of Norway
Discussion on the future of NETREED
- how can NETREED be utilised for the benefit of researchers, users of
research and ultimately for education systems in developing countries
- how
to promote dissemination of research and highlighting of research results?
- future research agenda - possible ways of co-operation
- the role of
the focal point (secretariat) in such co-operation - etc
12.30: Lunch +
Skiing/swimming
15.00: Key note II - chair Robert L. Smith.
Professor Robert Chambers and Dr. Anna Robinson-Pant:
Participatory research methods - with emphasis on PRA/PLA
16.00: Plenary discussion
16.30: Coffee/tea
17.00 -
18.30: Workshop on participatory research methods
19.30: Conference
dinner
Wednesday 9 January
09.00:
Workshop on participatory research methods
10.30: Coffee/tea
11.00: Parallel sessions/paper presentations
| Group 1- Language in education |
Group 6 - Special Needs Education and Early
Childhood Education |
Group 7 - Research methodology issues |
Group 5 - Culture and values |
| General discussion on the language of
instruction in developing countries |
Siri Wormnæs, University of Oslo:
Special teacher education in Cairo. Implications of beliefs and
perspectives in a North - South partnership project.
Arve Gunnestad,
Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH): Resilience and
Protective Factors in Children. Presentation of a Cross-cultural Research
Project. |
David Stephens, Oslo University College:
Research methodology which aims to enhance community participation in
the research process e.g. by using culturally appropriate research methods such
as life history.
Lucky Daniel Tshireletso, University of Oslo:
Deciding on a sampling procedure for a study on understanding teaching
and learning relations for minority children in Botswana classrooms.
Pia Reierson, Stromme Foundation:From focusing on problems to
seeing opportunities; Using the principlesof participatory Action Research and
Appreciative Inquiry in developmentplanning, monitoring and evaluation. An
introduction toStrømmestiftelsen's new Planning and Learning System
(PLS) |
Dennis Banda, M.Phil: student, University of
Oslo: " Education For All" Can the African indigenous Education be the
missing link in the achievement of the Jomtien Education For All goals. The
case of the Indigenous Education among the Chewa people of the Eastern Region
of Zambia.
Vahan Vardanyan and Hovik Sadyaan, The Third Millenium
Without Wars Union: The Projects of Peace Education in Secondary Schools
in Armenia. |
12.15: Concluding remarks/evaluation/feedback
12.30: Lunch + skiing/swimming
14.15: Departure for
Lillehammer |
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