CONFERENCE- Multicultural Education in Central Asia,
SF Kazakhstan, May 20-22
On May 20-22 the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan, in the framework of the
National Education Project and with the financial support of the East-East
> Network Program, is hosting an International Conference "Multicultural
> Education: Policy, Planning, Sharing".
>
> The goals of the conference are:
> - to strengthen the role and position of NGOs in solving problems of
> multicultural education;
> - to develop NGOs' projects solving problems of multicultural education;
> - to create and develop regional initiatives aiming to solve problems of
> multicultural education mentioned above;
> - to involve government authorities into open dialog with the
> non-governmental institutions in the field of multicultural education;
> - to share experience in this field.
>
> Participants from NIS and Eastern Europe countries are welcomed, but the
> participants from Western countries are supposed to take responsibility
for
> their travel expenses.
>
> The participants can be:
> - representatives of education authorities (Ministries of Education,
> Regional Departments of Education, Teachers' Training Institutes);
> - representatives of educational institutions (state and private
schools,
> non-school educational institutions), cultural centers, educational
NGOs,
> etc.;
> - scholars in the field of multicultural education.
>
> In the case of an applicant's approval by the organizers, all expenses
> connected with the conference (travel, accommodation and meals) will be
> covered by the Soros Foundation.
>
> Issues for Discussion at the Conference
>
> 1. Different approaches to the problems of multicultural education: social
> approach; approach from the position of human rights; multicultural
> approach; approach from the position of nationality.
>
> 2. Ways of solving national minorities' problems: minorities' integration;
> solving problems of education on the school level; solving problems of
> education on the system level.
>
> 3. Identifying main strategic directions of activity: multicultural
> education (programs giving knowledge on history, culture, and basic
> information on ethnic groups living together in the society whose
> attention is focused on the value of cultural diversity);
intercultural
> education (programs for children studying in the same school or class,
> aimed to assist the development of mutual understanding and respect);
> education for minorities (programs giving knowledge of the language,
> culture and history for minorities' children, strengthening their
> self-respect and self-consciousness, bilingual programs, programs for
> teaching in the mother tongue of minorities).
>
> Those who are interested in the conference are encouraged to send their
> application forms and theses of the reports to Galina Kuznetsova, 117-20,
> Furmanova St., 480091 Almaty, Kazakhstan. E-mail [log in to unmask]
>
> The deadline for the applications is April 20, 2000. After April 25, the
> applicants will be informed about their participation in the conference.
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