Autumn Lunch Time Seminar Series 2010
Education in the Developing World: A Closer Look at Africa
Hosted by the Centre for Global Development through Education (CGDE)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Time: 1.10 p.m. Venue: Room G08
Thurs. 23rd September: ‘Understanding of Mathematical Representation: A Study with College Student Teachers Enrolled for the Diploma in Education, Primary, in Lesotho’ by Mr. Nkosinathi Mpalami (Lesotho College of Education).
Thurs. 30th September: ‘ Girls’ and Adult Education go Hand in Hand: the Case of South Sudan’ by Ms. Nyiel Kuol (UL and Ducuum Education Project).
Thurs. 7th October: ‘Identification, Assessment and Inclusion for Learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN): towards a National System for Lesotho’ by Dr. Jacqui O’Riordan (UCC) and Ms. Stella Long (MIC).
Thurs. 14th October: ‘Teacher Educator Exchange Programme (TEEP): Peer Assisted Reflection—The Ugandan Experience’ by Dr. Patricia Kieran (MIC), Ms. Carmel Hinchion (UL), Ms. Doris Kaija (Kyambogo University, Uganda) and Dr. Ruth Kyambadde (Makerere University, Uganda).
Thurs. 21st October: ‘Teacher Educator Exchange Programme (TEEP): Peer Assisted Reflection—The Lesotho Experience’ by Dr. Conor Galvin (UCD) and Ms. Stella Long (MIC).
Thurs 28th October: MID TERM BREAK
Thurs. 4th November: ‘Teacher Effectiveness in the Implementation of the Thematic Curriculum in the Primary School Sector: The Case of Uganda’ by Drs. Marty Holland (MIC) and Laura Regan (UL).
Thurs. 11th November: ‘Teacher Effectiveness in Teaching Science and Mathematics in the Secondary School Sector : The Case of Uganda’ by Dr. James Urwick (CGDE, MIC), Dr. Paul Conway (UCC) and Ms. Elizabeth Oldham (TCD).
Thurs. 18th November: ‘The Importance of Science and Science Education for Sub-Saharan Africa: a Personal View’ by Dr. Noel Murphy (NUI Maynooth).
Thurs. 25th November: ‘Location of Irish Teacher Education Partnerships within a Development Theory Framework’ by Ms. Fiona Baily (MIC).
Thurs. 2nd December: ‘Assessment Practices in the Educational System of Lesotho’ by Drs. Anne Dolan (MIC), Jim Gleeson (UL), and Rosarii Griffin (CGDE, MIC).
Thurs. 9th December: ‘The Motivation of Teachers who Engage in Development Education in the Classroom: a Narrative Enquiry’ by Ms. Deirdre O’Rourke (MIC).