1. The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation International Public Policy Fellowship Program.
The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation has announced the next round of its International Public Policy Fellowship Program. Two Fellowships will be awarded in 2015 to exemplary professionals, and/or persons experiencing disability and/or family members of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are currently working or volunteering in the field of inclusive services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. International Public Policy Fellowship will prepare both early career and more seasoned leaders to assume leadership in the public policy arena in their home country or internationally.
During this one year Fellowship, the successful applicants will learn how public policy is developed, and implemented, as well as how programs are administered and regulations promulgated by national and international agencies. Former Public Policy Fellows describe the Fellowship as a major turning point in their professional and personal lives; the experience is a unique chance to understand the intersection of public policy, disability advocacy, and the political process.
In 2015, the Foundation is seeking Fellows for the following placements:
1. Global Partnership for Education, Washington, DC.
2. Office of the Special Rapporteur on the R
3. Unesco Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Click here to read more.
2. Public Consultation on the Right to Education Index
RESULTS Educational Fund is pleased to launch a public consultation on its new initiative, the Right to Education Index (RTEI). RTEI is a global index being developed by RESULTS Educational Fund and its partners to catalyze reform across select indicators of the right to education, leading to, in years ahead, a multi-country advocacy campaign that will drive accountability and progress towards realizing the right to education. The project will facilitate ongoing research, analysis, and advocacy in partnership with civil society in the North and South alike and unite education advocacy campaigns with a concentrated focus.
With tool development and a five-country pilot to take place in 2015, RESULTS Educational Fund and its partners are currently conducting a public consultation on select RTEI tools until Friday, May 15th. The RTEI consultation provides an opportunity for the larger advocate and research community to provide direct feedback, particularly focused on the RTEI Questionnaire at this stage. To participate in the consultation please visit http://www.results.org/issues/global_poverty_campaigns/right_to_education_index/.
3. CEIMA Call for Contributions
The Teaching Comparative Education SIG (TCE SIG) invites all university faculty and instructors to submit work as part of the Comparative Education Instructional Materials Archive (CEIMA), an ongoing project of the TCE SIG, partially funded by CIES. CEIMA collects and posts comparative and international education instructional materials from universities worldwide on a web-based archive (http://www.ciestcesig.org/ceimahome/) to enhance instructional practice, promote inter-university dialogue, and document the dynamic and evolving nature of the field through its platform and resource sharing. Examples of work collected and posted in CEIMA include descriptions and explanations of in-class activities, paper and presentation assignments, small-scale ethnographic research projects, and other innovative instructional materials along with accompanying course syllabi on comparative and international education topics. To access CEIMA, its collected materials, or submit new materials, please go to the TCE SIG website (http://www.ciestcesig.org/) and click on “CEIMA” in the upper right navigation bar. From that next page, you can access information and materials obtained through CEIMA, or submit your own materials by following the instructions provided in the “Submit Materials” section. Please send any and all questions regarding CEIMA or the Teaching Comparative Education SIG to ciestcesig@gmail.com.
4. Extended Submission Deadline - Transnational Education and Learning Conference
Only few days remain to submit a proposal!
Extended Deadline is April 30, 2015.
There's still time to submit a proposal for the Transnational Education and Learning Conference, in Columbus, Ohio!
If you possess expertise in the following areas within higher education, we urge you to submit a proposal today:
1. Foreign language, comparative literature, and social studies
2. Transcultural nursing and health programs
3. Community, adult, and continuing education
4. International or global education
5. Distance and online degree programs
6. Diversity on campus and in the classroom
7. Social justice, international issues, and culture in education
8. Collaborative degree and inter-institutional programs
Discuss and share your practices with higher education professionals from around the globe at the www.transnationaleducationsociety.org/
Proposals are now due by April 30, 2015, and we're reviewing proposals as they come in. Want to speak with someone before submitting?
Contact:
Dr. Emmanuel Jean Francois, at francoistels@gmail.com
Dr. Patience Fonkem at pfonkem@neenah.k12.wi.us or
Dr. Mejai Avoseh at Mejai.Avoseh@usd.edu
5. Registration Now Open - The Centre for Educational Measurement at the University of Oslo, Standard Setting Conference
Standard setting is a research topic that has come to the attention of a broader range of researchers around the world only recently. The Centre for Educational Measurement at the University of Oslo (CEMO) organizes a conference on this very topic 22 and 23 September 2015.
Registration for this conference is now open and we have only a limited number of spots. Sign up for attendance on our conference website: www.uio.no/standardsetting and get to listen to key note speakers such as Michael Kane (ETS) and Rob Coe (Durham University), among others.
If you have any questions or remarks, don’t hesitate to contact the project coordinator at oystein.andresen@cemo.uio.no.
6. Registration is now open for the International Colloquium on Languages and Cultures in School and Society
Registration is now open for the I International Colloquium on Languages and Cultures in School and Society, to be held in Soria, Spain, July 1-3, 2015. The deadline for early registration is May 30th, 2015.
The Colloquium is organized by the School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, and will revolve around the following
topics:
- Individual, school and societal bilingualism/multilingualism
- Multi/Inter/Transculturalism in families, schools, and society
- Impact of bi/multilingualism on language, culture, & identity
- Impact of multi/inter/transculturalism on language, culture, & identity
- Use of students' native languages in the classroom
- Promotion of minority languages
- Bilingual and immersion programs
- Impact of immigration on families
- Ethnic and cultural identity issues
- Ethnic and cultural differences between teachers and students
Other topics considered pertinent by the Organizing Committee Presenters represent universities from Brasil (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Universidade Pontificia Catolica de Sao Paulo), Mexico (Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla), Canada (Universidad de Manitoba), EE.UU. (New Mexico State University, Arizona State University) and Spain (Universidad de Burgos and Universidad de La Rioja).
Click here for program and general information about the Colloquium. You can also visit www.languagecultureidentity.com, or email Francisco Ramos at framos@lmu.edu, or Isabel Sanz at isasanzji@gmail.com
7. Call for Proposals - Transnational Education and Learning Conference
Only few days remain to submit a proposal!
Extended Deadline is April 30, 2015.
There's still time to submit a proposal for the Transnational Education and Learning Conference, in Columbus, Ohio!
If you possess expertise in the following areas within higher education, we urge you to submit a proposal today:
1. Foreign language, comparative literature, and social studies
2. Transcultural nursing and health programs
3. Community, adult, and continuing education
4. International or global education
5. Distance and online degree programs
6. Diversity on campus and in the classroom
7. Social justice, international issues, and culture in education
8. Collaborative degree and inter-institutional programs
Discuss and share your practices with higher education professionals
from around the globe at the
International Conference on Transnational Education and Learning!
Proposals are now due by April 30, 2015, and we're reviewing proposals as they come in. Want to speak with someone before submitting?
Contact:
Dr. Emmanuel Jean Francois, at francoistels@gmail.com
Dr. Patience Fonkem at pfonkem@neenah.k12.wi.us or
Dr. Mejai Avoseh at Mejai.Avoseh@usd.edu
Job Postings
Director, Girls' Education | Room to Read (Posted 4/22/2015)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Early Childhood Education | African Population and Health Research Center (Posted 4/22/2015)
Director of Research Capacity Strengthening | African Population and Health Research Center (Posted 4/44/2015)
Education Specialist | RTI International (Posed 4/22/2015)
Early Childhood Assessment Specialist | RTI International (4/22/2015)
Team Leader and Senior Early Childhood Development Specialist | RTI International (Posted 4/22/2015)
Click here to view all openings posted on the CIES Website.
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