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Education for the 21st century: Multiculturalism, children’s rights and global citizenship

Saturday, 25. April 2015 - 15:55

International conference Education for the 21st century: Multiculturalism, children’s rights and global citizenship.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Thursday, July 2, 2015
Hosting Institution: Gordon Academic College of Education Haifa, Israel.
Where: The first two days will take place at Dan Carmel Hotel, Haifa.The third day will take place at:
Gordon Academic College of Education, 73, Tchernichovsky Street, French Carmel, Haifa, ISRAEL.

Conference Participants: Stakeholders in the Ministry of Education and Knesset, researchers, educators, practitioners, policy makers, academics, teachers, administrators, social works, educational psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, practitioners and graduate students.

The themes of the conference include:
• Identity in Multicultural Environments: construction of identity; dimensions of identity (language, religion, culture, gender, etc.).
• Pedagogical Approaches for Multicultural Classrooms: pedagogical strategies and tools; local culture; ethnic and minority groups; the role of critical pedagogy.
• Children’s Rights in the 21st Century: approaches for promoting children’s rights and the role of educators as social agents in promoting and protecting children’s rights.
• Global Citizenship: critical thinking, social justice and social movement; power relations and social change through education.

Contact Us
If you have a question about the conference please contact: doit_conf@gordon.ac.il
If you have a technical question about using the site contact: ayeletcalaf@gmail.com
If you have a question about payments, please contact: danielle@dirigo-pro.com

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Education for the 21st century: Multiculturalism