Wednesday, 8.00a-6.00p

Front Terrace

Registration Hilton Terrace

Wednesday, 8.30a-12.00n

Edison

CIES Board of Directors Meeting Hilton Terrace

Chair: Robert Arnove (Indiana University)

Wednesday, 9.00a-5.00p

Wed.1.1 Dupont

Doctoral Candidate Workshop Hilton Terrace

Chairs: Katherine Brown (Loyola University) and Mehmet Ozturk (University of Southern California)

Discussants: Erwin H Epstein (Loyola University of Chicago), Margaret Sutton (Indiana University),

William Rideout (University of Southern California), Kim Sebaly (Kent State University)

Robert Lawson (Ohio State University)

Participants: Li Feng (moderator), Brigitte Smit, (moderator), Jennifer Vega, Christine Carneal,

Elizabeth Carnley, Paula Razquin, Christine Parker, Rachel Christina, Philip Taylor, Takao Kimibeppu,

Jiang Yimin, Younes Mourchid, Auma Okwany, and Iveta Silova

Wednesday, 8.30a-10.00a

Wed.2.1 Kalorama

Gramsci & Education: International Perspective Hilton Terrace

Chair: Peter Mayo (University of Malta)

Antonio Gramsci and Popular Education in Latin America

Carlos Alberto Torres (UCLA), Raymond Morrow (University of Alberta)

Gramsci and the Unitarian School: Paradoxes and Possibilities

Dorian Borg (University of Malta), Peter Mayo (University of Malta)

Gramscian Pedagogy and the Mass Culture Industry

Gustavo Fischman (Arizona State University) Peter McLaren, Silvia Serra and Estanislao Antelo

The Postmodern Prince: Gramsci and Anonymous Intellectual Practice

Jerrold Kachur (University of Alberta)

Gramsci and the Unitarian School: Paradoxes and Possibilities

Peter Mayo (University of Malta), Dorian Borg (University of Malta)

Antonio Gramsci and Popular Education in Latin America

Raymond Morrow (University of Alberta), Carlos Alberto Torres (UCLA)

Wed.2.2 Jackson

Development Policy and Mother-Tongue Instruction: Economic and Hilton Terrace

Language Strategies in China and Estonia

Chair: Kara Brown (Indiana University)

Educating the Periphery: Linguistic Nationalism in Chinese occupied Tibet

Cheryl Hunter (Indiana University)

Grassroots & Globalization: The Survival of Voro in Estonia

Kara Brown (Indiana University)

Development and Language of Instruction: China’s “Great Development of the West” and

Mother-Tongue Education for Ethnic Minorities

Patrick Buckwalter (Indiana University)

Wed.2.3 Map

Identities, Resistance, and Individualism: Minority Perspectives on Hilton Terrace

Education in the United States

Chair: Diane Hoffman (University of Virginia)

The Ideal and the Invisible: A Third-Culture Minority Perspective on American Individualism in Education

Guoping Zhao (University of Virginia)

Educating for Identity & Resistance: Situated Learning among the Old Order Mennonites

Spencer Cowles (University of Virginia)

Literacy Discourse and Identity in Appalachia

Suzanne Cockley (University of Virginia)

Wed.2.4 Military

Forging L.I.N.C.S. Among Educators Through International Service Hilton Concourse

Learning

Chair: Maureen Porter (University of Pittsburgh)

Finding a Place in the Global Village

Aamir Anwar (University of Pittsburgh)

Feeding the Mind, Body, and Soul: Learning in Situated, Authentic, Reflective, and Collaborative Environments

Cara Ciminillo (University of Pittsburgh)

Ayni in the Global Village: Building Relationships of Reciprocity

Kathia Monard (University of Pittsburgh)

The Four Sensibilities of Membership, Connection, Responsibility and Purpose: Students and Faculty

Struggling to Find Their Place in the World

Liora Rapoport (University of Pittsburgh)

Participation and Reification: Essential Design Elements in a Community of Practice

Monica Pagano (University of Pittsburgh)

Wed.2.5 Grant

The Spirit of Education: Transforming Policy Through Practice Hilton Terrace

Chair: Maria Poindexter (Pennsylvania State University)

Race and Inequality in South African Higher Education

Christopher Walker (University of Pittsburgh)

Columbia’s SAT Program: an Integrated Curriculum for Rural Students

Helga Stokes (Pennsylvania State University)

South African Higher Education and HIV/AIDS

Maria Poindexter (Pennsylvania State University)

Wed.2.6 Chevy Chase

The International Spread of English: Implications for Global Equity Hilton Terrace

Chair: Thomas Clayton (University of Kentucky)

A Nation Immersed in the English Language: The Philippines

Aida Joshi (University of San Francisco)

The International Spread of English: A Comparative Perspective of Tanzania and Norway

Birgit Brock-Utne (University of Oslo)

English as the First Language in Economics in Africa

Ryohei Matsuda (Knox College)

Language Choice in a Nation Under Transition: The Struggle Between English and French in Cambodia

Thomas Clayton (University of Kentucky)

Wed.2.7 Independence

Abroad and Beyond: 21 Century Initiatives in International Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Katherine Harris (George Washington University)

Climate for Change: an Investigation of Study Abroad Opportunities between the U.S. and Cuba

Anya Landau (George Washington University)

Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory

Deborah Gamponia (Institute for the International Education of Students)

Public and Private Sector Trends in International Student Recruitment

Julie Taiber (Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange)

Government Sponsored Educational Exchanges: A Look Back Into the Future of International Education

Katherine Harris (George Washington University)

Wed.2.8 Farragut

The Interagency Consultation for Secondary Education Reform and Youth Hilton Terrace

Policy

Chair: Maureen McClure (University of Pittsburgh)

Francoise Caillods (IIEP, UNESCO)

Maureen McClure (University of Pittsburgh)

Robert McClusky (USAID)

Rupert MacLean (UNESCO)

Wed.2.9 Caucus

Educational Attainment and the Demand for Schooling in Sub-Saharan Hilton Terrace

Africa

Chair: Kristi Fair (Macro International)

Guinea Education Report and related findings, GDHS 1999

Anne Genereux (Macro International), Kim Bolyard (USAID/Global Bureau for Human Capacity Dev.)

The Development of the DHS EdData Household Survey

Kristi Fair (Macro International), Tracy Brunette (USAID Africa Bureau)

Wed.2.10 AED Balcony D

Decentralization and Community Participation AED

Chair: Christopher Bjork (Colgate University)

Empowering Parents While Making Them Pay

Alec Gershberg (New School University)

The Impact of Parental Participation in Northeastern Brazil

Ana Christina Accioly de Amorim (Harvard University)

Decentralization and Community Participation in Education: An Indian Role Model

M.V. Mukundun (The University of Hong Kong)

Wed.2.11 AED Balcony B

Ethnographic and Qualitative Approaches to Comparative Education AED

Research

Chair: Eileen Kane (Groundwork, Inc)

Participatory Research in Education: Where’s the Theory?

Eileen Kane (Groundwork, Inc)

In Search of Fundamental School Factors that Enhance Student Achievement in Uganadan Primary Schools

Fritz Affolter (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Postmodern Ethnography and the Notion of Self

Paul Clark (McGill University)

Educational Implications of Emerging Subjectivities and Social Forms in Manus, Papua New Guinea

Peter Demerath (The Ohio State University)

Wed.2.12 AED Balcony C

Local Learning: Parental Roles in Education AED

Chair: Alison Price Rom (American Councils for International Education)

From Classroom to Global Society: How New Educational Practices Reflect a Changing Social

Order in Russia

Alison Price Rom (American Councils for International Education)

Global Contradictions, Local Solutions: Children in Context

Annie Potter (Concordia University)

Reconceptualizing Preschool Education in a Global Context

Larry Prochner (Concordia University)

Parents' Motivation for Sending Children to School in Indonesia

Tomoko Ishizawa (University of Pittsburgh)

Wed.2.13 Hamilton

Gender Issues in African Educational Systems Hilton Terrace

Chair: Frank Dall (UNICEF)

Becoming a Dynamic and Visible Partner in Promoting Equity Issues for Girls' Education in Guinea,

West Africa

Akanksha Marphatia (Women in Development Technical Assistance Program)

Alternative Visions for Collaboration: Using Feminist Theory to Examine Canadian NGO/Donor

Partnerships supporting Girls' Education in East Africa

Stephanie Garrow (McGill University)

Wednesday, 10.30a-12.00p

Wed.4.1 Military

Education and Democracy: Global Trends and Local Issues Hilton Concourse

Chair: Ron Israel (Education Development Center, Inc)

Civics Education in Lower Secondary Schools in Honduras

Carmen Siri (IEQ Chief of Party, Honduras)

Participation in National Education Reform in Guatemala

Fernando Rubio (IEQ Guatemala Project Director)

Community Participation in Education in Ghana

Jerry Boardman (Education Development Center, Inc)

Recommendations from the Global Education and Democracy Policy Dialogue

Ron Israel (Education Development Center, Inc)

The Affects of Democracy on Teachers and Teacher Education in Malawi

Yaos Kamingara (IEQ Malawi)

Wed.4.2 Hamilton

Continuing Influences of the Escuela Nueva Model in Community-Based Hilton Terrace

School Reform: The Nicaraguan Experience

Chair: Beverly Jones (Academy for Educational Development)

BASE project

David Edgerton (Academy for Educational Development)

The BASE project

Francisco Ramirez (Stanford University)

Nicaraguan reform program

Oscar Mogollon (Academy for Educational Development)

Nicaraguan social sector

Vanessa Castro (Academy for Educational Development)

Untitled Presentation

Sergio Ramirez (Academy for Educational Development)

The BASE project: a perspective from Nicaragua

Violeta Malespin Lopez (Academy for Educational Development)

Wed.4.3 AED Balcony B

Science Literacy, Science Materials and Perceptions of Science: A Cross- AED

National Perspective

Chair: Ailie Cleghorn (Concordia University)

Dimensions of the Teacher-Learner-Text Relationship in Science Education: Canada, Zimbabwe and England

Ailie Cleghorn (Concordia University)

Teachers Repertoires of Science Teaching Strategies: A Cross National Look at the Use of Text Material

Alan Peacock (University of Exeter)

Scientific Literacy's Worldwide Cachet and its Impact on Textbooks

Elizabeth McEneaney (University of Notre Dame)

Ye Gedel Mamitou: The Old Woman in A Cave, Or, The Echo

Sharmila Pillai (Concordia University)

Wed.4.4 Jackson

The Special Needs of Refugee Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Amanda Carnes (Harvard BSE)

Refugee Children

Amanda Carnes (Harvard GSE)

Continuity of Learning: Educational Policies in Emergency Situations

Chiharu Kondo (University of Pittsburgh)

Education in Places of Temporary Asylum: The Case of Afghan Refugees Living in Peshawar

Mariam Kakkar (Concordia University)

Wed.4.5 AED Balcony C

Literacy for Women: A Means for Empowerment AED

Chair: Deborah Yeager (OISE/University of Toronto)

Cross-Cultural Literacy Experiences: Three ESL Women Students Tell Their Stories

Deborah Yeager (OISE/University of Toronto)

Women on the Move: Literacy and Leadership and Action

Julia Masterson (CEDPA), Christine Skerry (CEDPA -Nepal)

Low-Education-Background, Language-Minority Women: Reviewing the Literature and Extending Theories

Mary Holbrock (University of Illinois/Urbana Champaign)

Rural Women's Perspectives on Adult Literacy Education and Development in Kenya

Miki Fujisawa (University of Minnesota)

Wed.4.6 Independence

The Power of Policy in Southeast Asia: Educational Equity Issues in Hilton Terrace

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

Chair: June Shin (Harvard University)

What Role does National Education Policy Play in Socio-economic Inequality in Indonesia?

Irene Kim (Harvard University), June Shin (Harvard University)

Non-formal Education and its Role in Promoting Equity: The Philippines Case

Marcelia Garcia (Harvard University)

Intra-family Education Attainment in Malaysia

Tammy Vu (Harvard University)

Wed.4.7 Map

Which Language? Findings from Improving Educational Quality (IEQ) Hilton Terrace

School Language Policy and Use Studies in Ghana and Malawi

Chair: Jane Schubert (American Institutes for Research)

Discussant: Dora Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics)

Improving Educational Quality/Ghana-Policy Dialogue and Classroom Based Research on Ghana's

School Language Policy

Albert Awedoba (University of Ghana/Legon)

Improving Educational Quality/Malawi-Contributing to the Language Policy Debate by Investigating

Mother Tongue Instruction and Achievement

Henry Chilora (Malawi Institute of Education)

Wed.4.8 Chevy Chase

Sustainability, the Environment and Higher Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Kingsley Banya (Florida International University)

Discussant: Miguel Escotet (Florida International University)

The Role of Brazilian scholars in Environmental Issues

Francis Musa Boakari (Federal University of Piaui, Brazil)

Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The issue of Relevance

Kingsley Banya (Florida International University)

The Environment as an Issue in Development: Education for Sustainability

Robert Farrell (Florida International University)

Wed.4.9 Kalorama

Higher Education: International Mobility Hilton Terrace

Chair: Mohamed Nur-Awaleh (Illinois State University)

Partnerships Between Universities in “Developed” and “Developing” Countries

Mehrunnisa Ali (Ryerson University)

The Illinois State University-Thailand Doctoral Project: A Case Study of Higher Education Administration

Mohamed Nur-Awaleh (Illinois State University) and Dianne Ashby (Illinois State University)

Border Crossing: Policy Implications for International Study Based in Comparative Theories of Student Mobility

Nancy Kidder (Orange Coast College)

Reintegrating International Alumni Into the Intellectual Life of the University

Tim Hartigan (University at Buffalo)

Wed.4.10 Caucus

Cultural and Class Factors in the Educational Decisions of Teachers and Hilton Terrace

Parents

Chair: June Gordon (University of California, Santa Cruz)

The Educational Opportunity Structures of Arab Countries in Comparative Context: Resources,

Curricula, and Encouragement in Iran and Kuwait

Alexander W Wiseman (Penn State University)

Comparing Costs and Performance: A Policy Oriented Analysis of Private and Public Secondary

Education in Uganda

Donald Holsinger (Brigham Young University), James Jacob (Brigham Young University), Christopher

Mugimu (Brigham Young University)

Addressing Power Differentials in an American Educational Context: A Teacher Tells Three Stories

Janet Rodgers (University of Pittsburgh)

Urban Teachers and the Teaching Career for Diverse Students in the U.S., Japan and England

June Gordon (University of California, Santa Cruz)

Organizational and Cultural Factors Influencing Parent Involvement in Schooling: A Cross-National Comparison

Rosario Garcia-Calderon (Penn State University), Alexander W Wiseman (Penn State University)

Wed.4.11 AED Balcony D

The Law and Marketing in Education AED

Chair: Gustavo Fischman (Arizona State University)

All That Is Fit to Print? Newspapers Reporting On Public Education and Corporate Initiatives in the USA

Gustavo Fischman (Arizona State University)

Globalization and Its Impact On Taiwan's Higher Education

Hsiou-Hsia Tai (National Chiao-Tung University)

Globalization and Legal Scholarship

Theresa Shanahan (OISE/UT)

Wed.4.12 Grant

Critical Issues in Indigenous Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Julie Horan (University of Virginia)

Affirmative Alternative for Increasing Educational Achievement of Rural Aborigines in Australia

Bettina Dembek (Harvard University)

Educating for Survival in Myanmar (Burma) : The Case of the Karen Hilltribe

Julie Horan (University of Virginia)

Sub-Civilization Under The Local Civilization Umbrella: Education As A Mean of Interaction

Sergey Pimtchev (Moscow Lyceum and College)

Conceptualizing "Citizenship:" Past and Present

Tomoko Shimomura (Hiroshima University)

Wed.4.13 Farragut

Educational Programs for Creativity and Global Understanding Hilton Terrace

Chair: James Gray (University of California, Berkeley)

Toward a Game Theoretic Theory of Education

Hector Correa (University of Pittsburgh)

Learning Environments for Creative Thinking and Innovation: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Hilda Briks (University of Toronto and Heriot Watt University)

Online Collaborative Learning Environments: Contexts for Developing Academic and Interpersonal

Understandings Across Cultures

James Gray (University of California, Berkeley)

Educating the Global Manager: A Comparative View of Contemporary Business Programs

John Logan (Ryerson Polytechnic University)

Empowering College Students to Successfully Navigate in a World of Differences

Susan Giles (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Wei Wei Cai (West Chester University)

Wednesday, 12.00n-6.00p

Conservatory

Book Exhibit and Displays Hilton Terrace

Wednesday, 1.30p-3.00p

Wed.6.1 Map

Comparative-Historical Research in Education: The Role of Expert Hilton Terrace

Knowledge, Social Interpretations and Meaning Patterns in Shaping

Educational Reality

Chair: Juergen Schriewer (Humbolt University Berlin)

Discussant: Ruth Hayhoe (Hong Kong Institute of Education)

The Problematic status of Quantitative Data in Historical Social Research

Florian Waldow (Humbolt University)

Constructing Women's Studies Expertise

Francisco Ramirez (Stanford University), Christine Min Wotipka (Stanford University School of

Disciplines, Biopolitics, and Compulsory Mass Schooling: The Bavarian Experience, 1860-1920

Marcelo Caruso (Humbolt University)

Fabricating Nation and World in Early 19^th Century Educational Comparisons: A Comparative

History of the Circulation of Marc Antione Jullient's Work in America and Poland

Noah Sobe (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Wed.6.2 AED Balcony C

Education Reform in South Africa: Policy to Practice AED

Chair: Shireen Motala (University of Witwatersrand)

Discussant: Sue Grant-Lewis (Harvard University)

Educational Governance in South Africa: the Challenge of Improved Policy Implementation and School Support

Francine de Clerq (University of Witwatersrand)

Curriculum Reform in South African Basic Education: A Paradigm Shift?

Michael Cross (Johannesburg School of Education), Sepi Rouhani

School reform in South Africa-Surviving or Subverting the System?

Shireen Motala (University of Witwatersrand)

Wed.6.3 Caucus

Technology, Gender and Social Activism Hilton Terrace

Chair: Karen Monkman (Florida State University)

Discussant: Steven Klees (University of Maryland)

Engendering Technology? Exploring the Gender Gap in Technology Education

Karen Monkman (Florida State University), Jody Clarke (Harvard GSE), M. Elena Patino (Harvard GSE)

Internet Activism: A New Genre of the Women's Movement

Peiying Chen (University of Southern California), Magdalena Sanchez (University of Southern

California), Christina Vogt (University of Southern California), Faith Womack (University of Southern California)

Wed.6.4 Hamilton

Community Intervention in Post-Conflict Settings: Experiences in Hilton Terrace

Azerbaijan and Beyond

Chair: Gretchen Rossman (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Community Mobilization and Leadership Training in Azerbaijan

Fritz Affolter (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Training for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Azerbaijan

Gretchen Rossman (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Approaches to Education in Post-Conflict Settings

Vachel Miller (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Women Building Peace From the Community to the Negotiating Table

Yvonne Shanahan (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Wed.6.5 Chevy Chase

Refugee Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Gerald Letendre (Pennsylvania State University) and Darcy Gustafson (Pennsylvania State University)

Refugees in Croatia and India: A comparison of education policies

Gerald Letendre (Pennsylvania State University), Darcy Gustafson (Pennsylvania State University)

Rapid Educational Intervention for Child War Victims:

The Challenges and Dilemmas of an NGO-Sponsored Initiative in Sierra Leone

Richard Maclure (University of Ottawa)

Refugees and Access to Education: Critical Issues in Perspective

Tatiana Garakani (Teachers College-Columbia University)

Wed.6.6 AED Balcony B

Evaluation of Students and Faculty in Higher Education AED

Chair: Namgi Park (Kwangju National University of Education)

The Importance of the Whole Picture: The Personal Essay within the Context of Selective

College Admissions in the U.S.

Elena Galinova (Penn State University)

College Admissions Tests in the United States and Russia: Challenges and Concerns (Comparative Perspective)

Galina Savukova (Columbia University)

Faculty Evaluation in America and Abroad: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Kent Redmon (Parkland Community College)

Comparison of University Faculty Members Performance Evaluation System of Seven Countries

Namgi Park (Kwangju National University of Education), James Mauch (Kwangju National University of Education)

Wed.6.7 Kalorama

Global Dimensions of Child Poverty and Public Policy Hilton Terrace

Chair: Carol Camp Yeakey (University of Virginia)

Small Hands: Global Dimensions of Child Labor and Exploitation

Carol Camp Yeakey (University of Virginia)

The Global Dimensions of Racial and Class Antagonisms among Poor Youth

Eugene Anderson (University of Virginia), Judith Brooks-Buck (University of Virginia)

America's Forgotten Children: Educating Children of the Poor

Harriet Morrison (University of Virginia), Beverly Epps (University of Virginia)

Too Sick to Learn: Institutional Barriers to Child Health and Well-Being

Jeanita Richardson (Hofstra University)

The Undocumented: Educating the Children of Migrant Workers in America

Paul Green (University of California at Riverside)

Wed.6.8 Independence

Does Decentralization Impact Educational Quality? Hilton Terrace

Chair: Carolina Nieto (Harvard University)

Decentralization and Democratization in Colombia: The Experience of Escuela Nueva

Carolina Nieto (Harvard University)

Quality of Rural Education in Chile

Erika Ryser (Harvard University)

The Impact of Decentralization and Minority Language Policy on the Quality of Education in Spain

Melissa Dodd (Harvard University)

Educational Decentralization: The Case of Bolivia

Susan Frick (Harvard University)

Wed.6.9 Grant

The Effects of War, Corruption and Drugs on Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Carolina Belalcazar (University of Pittsburgh)

Redefining drug related incidents in minors through local educational policy and practice in Bogotá, Columbia

Carolina Belalcazar (University of Pittsburgh)

Legacies of Conflict: Youth, Education, and Reconstruction in El Salvador

Nupur Gogia (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)

The Ethics of Corruption in Education: A Review of Experiences form Tanzania

Suzgo Nyirenda (Loyola University, Chicago)

Wed.6.10 Jackson

International Perspectives on Decentralization Hilton Terrace

Chair: Manuel Contreras (Inter-American Development Bank)

Decentralized education in Senegal: Is “Faire Faire” fair for education actors in community based education?

Andrea Clemons (University of Southern California)

Globalization and its local expressions in the field school supervision in the Northern Border of Mexico

Beatriz Calvo Ponton (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez)

Educational Decentralization in Bolivia: Trends and Problems

Manuel Contreras (Inter-American Development Bank)

Globalization, Community Participation, and Educational Change: Lessons from Decentralization

of Educational Services in Argentina

Maria Fernanda Astiz (Pennsylvania State University)

Wed.6.11 Farragut

Educational Opportunities for Immigrant Children Hilton Terrace

Chair: Lewis Lummer (Northern Illinois University)

Parental involvement and immigrant families

Evangeline Nderu (University of Minnesota)

Initial Findings of a Comparative Analysis of Policies and Programs that Promote Newcomers'

Integration in Canada and Italy

Grazia Scoppio (University of Toronto)

Comparative Views of Deaf and Hearing Teachers’ Perceptions towards Academic and Language

Needs of Deaf Immigrant Students

Lewis Lummer (Northern Illinois University)

Educational Choice of Immigrants in Sweden: A Case of Gambian Parents

Michiyo Okuma (Institute for International Education)

Wed.6.12 Edison

Issues Facing School Principals: An International Forum Hilton Terrace

Chair: Suseela Malakolunthu (Institut Aminuddin Baki)

Looking Through The Window Or Walking Through The Door? Instructional Management in Public

Primary Schools in Paraguay

Allison Borden (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

A New Concept for Educational Leadership

Changhyun Lee (Korea National University of Education)

An Innovative Approach to Professional Development Programs for School Middle Managers:

Bull and Buechler Model Applied

Chung-Kee, Steve Wong (Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Tension Between Policy and Practice: A View Through the Practice of Two Malaysian Principals

and the Contexts in Which They Work

Suseela Malakolunthu (Institut Aminuddin Baki)

Wed.6.13 AED Balcony D

Chinese Higher Education Curriculum Reform AED

Chair: Sheena Choi (University of Indiana)

Discussant: Sheena Choi (University of Indiana)

A Curriculum Analysis of Doctoral Programs in Higher Education Administration in Chinese Universities

Xin Wang (Baylor University)

Strategies for Developing Core Curriculum in Chinese Higher Educational Institutions: A Comparative Analysis

Zhen Peng (Baylor University), Xin Wang (Baylor University)

Wed.6.14 Military

Problems and Innovations in Rural Education Hilton Concourse

Chair: Martha Mantilla (University of Pittsburgh)

From survival to sustainability? Aquaculturalists and the creation of knowledge

Margaret Ronald (Florida State University)

Teachers' Perception of their Participation in Educational Policy and Practice: the Case of the

"Nueva Escuela Unitaria" (NEU) in Guatemala

Martha Mantilla (University of Pittsburgh)

The Voices and Visions of the Teachers from the Mountains of Post-Soviet Tajikistan

Sarfaroz Niyozovich Niyozov (University of Toronto, OISE)

Wednesday, 3.30p-5.00p

Wed.8.1 Kalorama

Accreditation and Accountability Systems in Teacher Education Hilton Terrace

Chair: Maria Teresa Tatto (Michigan State University)

El Salvador, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia and Mexico

Armando Loera-Varela (Instituto Interamericano para il Desarrollo Social)

Chile

Beatrice Avalos (Programa de Fortalecimiento)

NSW, Australia

Robert Meyenn (Michigan State University), Christopher Wheeler (Michigan State University)

Mexico: Carrera Magisterial

Sylvia Schmelkes (Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas)

Wed.8.2 AED Balcony D

Northern Concepts, Southern Applications AED

Chair: Phoebe Milliken (George Washington University)

Re-examining the Approach of Girls’ Education

Elizabeth Mull (George Washington University)

Turning the Digital Divide into Digital Dividends: Devising a Policy for the Strategic and Humane

Use of Computer Technology in Educating India's Marginalized, Urban Children

Gina Costante (George Washington University)

The Picture that Emerges: Teacher Professionalism in Nigeria and Cameroon

Phoebe Milliken (George Washington University)

Wed.8.3 Edison

Governance, Participation and Democratization: Reflections from South Hilton Terrace

Africa

Chair: Sue Grant-Lewis (Harvard University)

Review of Existing Provincial Legislation Related to SASA

Everard Weber (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

Linking Financing Data With School Quality and Socio-Economic Background

Jordan Naidoo (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

Conceptualizing governance, participation and democracy literature

Kimberley Porteus (University of Witwatersrand)

From Policy to Practice: Lessons from the Gauteng Province Pilot Study

Shireen Motala (University of Witwatersrand)

Methodological Issues in Analyzing Inter- and Intra-Provincial Variations Government Financing

Sue Grant-Lewis (Harvard University)

Wed.8.4 Chevy Chase

Comparative Education in China: The Field and its Evolution Hilton Terrace

Chair: Mark Bray (University of Hong Kong)

Institutional Contributions and the Development of Comparative Education: The Evolution and

Roles of the Comparative Education Research Centre of the University of Hong Kong

Emily Mang (Comparative Education Research Centre)

Seeking Balance Between Nationalism and Internationalism: The Development of Comparative

Education in China

Qin Gui (Marietta College)

Gu Mingyuan and the Development of Comparative Education in China

Ruth Hayhoe (Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Wed.8.5 AED Balcony B

Linking Normal Schools and Classrooms: AED

Guinea’s Pre-Service Teacher Education Program

Chair: Alain Grandbois (Universite du Quebec a Montreal)

Abdoulaye Diallo (Ministere de l'Enseignement Technique)

Diane Baba (Minestere de l'Enseignement Technique)

Faoura Thiam (Ministere de l'Enseignement Technique)

Wed.8.6 AED Balcony C

Changing Patterns of International Mobility of Scholars: Reverse Flow and AED

Second Generation Collaboration

Chair: Jean Johnson (National Science Foundation)

The Mobility of French Postdocs to the United States

Dominique Martin Rovet (French Embassy, CNRS Representative)

The Transformation of Higher Education in China: Implications for Student/Scholar Flows

Gerald Postiglione (Ford Foundation)

Mobility and Circulation of Students and Scholars

Jean Johnson (National Science Foundation)

Second Generation International Scholarly Collaboration, a qualitative, micro-scale study

of a North-American-Chinese case

Vilma Seeberg (Kent State University)

Wed.8.7 Caucus

Are We Postmodern Yet? Historical and Theoretical Explorations in Hilton Terrace

Comparative Education

Chair: Sangeeta Kamat (University of Massachusetts)

No, We Are Not Postmodern Yet!

Esther Gottlieb (West Virginia University)

This Is Not a Matter of “To Be Or Not To Be,” This Is a Matter of Desire. Do We Want to Be Postmodern?

Gabriela Delgadillo (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Are We Postmodern Yet? An Exploration of the Contributions of Escobar on Development Practitioners

Peter Tamas (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Are We Postmodern Yet? This Is a Linear Irrelevant Question.

Rolland G. Paulston (University of Pittsburgh)

Postmodernism and Research Methodology: A Challenge to Empty Empiricism

Steven Klees (University of Maryland)

Wed.8.8 Military

The NHK Special Video Presentation on Classroom Breakdown in Japan Hilton Concourse

Chair: Lary MacDonald (University of Maryland, College Park)

Wed.8.9 Farragut

What Informs the Design of Girls' Education Initiatives? Hilton Terrace

Chair: Stephanie Gorin (Harvard University)

Girls’ Education in Gambia: Is Participatory Research A Viable Approach?

Alyssa Defrin (Harvard University)

Promoting Girls’ Education in Rural Bolivia

David Edwards (Harvard University)

Including Women: A Feminist Approach to Participatory Research in the Design of Girls’ Education Initiatives

Stephanie Gorin (Harvard University)

Participatory Approaches to Women in Development: the Case of Morocco

Yuko Nonoyama (Harvard University)

Wed.8.10 Map

The Politics of Education Policy in Africa Hilton Terrace

Chair: Joel Samoff (Stanford University) and Karen Mundy (Stanford University)

Reforming African Universities

David Plank (Michigan State University)

The Politics of Education Policy in Africa

Joel Samoff (Stanford University)

The 1970s Policy of Educational Television Program in Côte d'Ivoire: Enduring Impact and Lessons Learned

N'Dri Assie'-Lumumba (Cornell University)

Wed.8.11 Grant

Higher Education Transformation in South Africa Hilton Terrace

Chair: Michael Cross (Johannesburg School of Education) and Trevor Sehoole (Education University of Witwatersrand)

Transformation in Higher Education Institutions of South Africa: a Review of Progress and

Challenges

Eubert Mashabane (Harvard GSE)

Institutional mergers and their implications for the transformation of higher education institutions

Jairam Reddy (Independent Researcher)

No easy road: Transforming higher education in South Africa

Michael Cross (Johannesburg School of Education), Trevor Sehoole (School of Education, University

of Witwatersrand), Lavelle Nomdo (Gauteng Education Department)

Universities in Africa in the Next Millennium: Policy, Practice, and Transformation

Sheldon Weeks (University of Botswana)

Wed.8.12 Jackson

Organizational Contexts of Schooling and Development in the Caribbean Hilton Terrace

and the Middle East

Chair: Laura Castillo (American University)

The Organizational Contexts of Schooling in Arab Countries: A Comparative Analysis of

Educational Structure and Responsibility in Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia

Alexander W Wiseman