The researchers will examine both complementary as well as competing factors that impact public education in democratic systems. The panelists will discuss what is needed to prepare schools for 21st century challenges such as migration and multilingualism. In addition, they will analyze the ways in which public education has produced notions of citizenship and democracy that need to be developed further to address the realities of 21st century societies. Biographies.
The panel is organised by the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI), the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) and the German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF).
Featured speakers:
• Hermann Josef Abs
Professor of Educational Research and Schooling, University of Duisburg-Essen
• Gustavo Fischman
Professor of Educational Policy, Arizona State University
• Ingrid Gogolin
Professor of Comparative and Intercultural Education Research, University of Hamburg
• Joel Westheimer
University Research Chair in Democracy and Education, University of Ottawa
• Rose Ylimaki (Moderator)
Professor of Educational Policies, University of South Carolina
Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty in the areas of education, political science and social sciences are welcome to attend - as are journalists.
Information on participating / attending:
Registration until the 9th of April is required to attend. You can registrate here: https://form.jotformeu.com/80534998659376
Date:
04/12/2018 18:30 - 04/12/2018 20:00
Registration deadline:
04/09/2018
Event venue:
German House, 871 United Nations Plaza (First Ave. at 49th Street)
New York / NY
United States of America
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Politics, Social studies, Teaching / education
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
03/22/2018
Sender/author:
Philip Stirm
Department:
Referat Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event60079
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