International and Comparative Education in Southern and Northern Lights

An international conference

Friday, December 13th

9:00-9:30 Opening ceremony 9:30-10:30 Keynote: How texts “think”: Some thoughts about methods of research Professor Thomas Popkewitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 Session I 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:00 Session II 15:00-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-17:00 Session III 17:00-18:00 Cultural event 18:00 Conference dinner at Ghion Hotel

Saturday, December 14th

9:00-9:30 Re-cap of Day I: Albachew Kemisso and Gun-Britt Wärvik 9:30-10:30 Keynote: International language on education Associate Professor Daniel Pettersson, Gävle University and Uppsala University, Sweden 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 Session IV 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:00 Session V 15:00-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-17:00 Re-cap of Day 2: Albachew Kemisso and Gun-Britt Wärvik Closing ceremony: Ann-Sofie Holm: Shared reflections on cultural meetings

Friday – Session I (11:00-12:30) ______

Paper presentations

Chair: Karin Rönnerman, University of Gothenburg Discussants: Muluken Nigatu, Addis Ababa University and Sverker Lindblad, University of Gothenburg

1. Capacity Development through Development Partnership: A Comparative Case Study of Capacity Development of the Ethiopian Education sector through Bilateral Partnership projects Yeshihareg Damte, Addis Ababa University

2. International Higher Education Partnership in Ethiopia: A Case Study of two Partnership Programs Kitaw Kassie, Addis Ababa University

3. The State of Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Ethiopian: Policies in Comparative Perspective Frazier Techane, Addis Ababa University

Friday – Session II (13:30-15:00) ______

Paper presentations

Chair: Dessu Wirtu, Addis Ababa University Discussants: Yeshihareg Damte, Addis Ababa University and Thomas Popkewitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison

4. University Ranking in Southern Theory – Which Knowledge Matters? Ali Mohammed Seid, Addis Ababa University Sverker Lindblad, University of Gothenburg

5. Quality Assurance Systems in Cross-Border Higher Education Providers in Ethiopia: Exploration on Perspectives and Practices Tefera Ayano, Addis Ababa University

6. External Quality Assurance in Ethiopian Higher Education: A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Selected Public and Private Universities Cherinet Aytenfsu Weldearegay, Addis Ababa University

Friday – Session III (15:30-17:00) ______

Paper presentations

Chair: Petra Angervall Discussants: Kitaw Kassie, Addis Ababa University, Aimee Haley, University of Gothenburg, and Anna-Carin Jonsson, University of Gothenburg

7. An Analysis of the Integration of Information and Communication Technologies in Classroom Instruction: The Perspectives and Experiences of Teachers in two Technological Universities in Ethiopia Adugna Temesgen, Addis Ababa University

8. Ethiopian Primary School Students’ Mathematics Achievement in Released Test Items of Trends International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): An International Comparison Effa Gurmu, Addis Ababa University

9. The Impact of Globalization on Ethiopian and Kenyan Teacher Education Policies Tewodros Habte, Addis Ababa University

Saturday – Session IV (11:00-12:30) ______

Paper presentations

Chair: Temesgen Fereja Discussants: Tewodros Habte, Addis Ababa University and Marianne Dovemark, University of Gothenburg

10. Conceptualization of the Third Mission of the University: A Comparative analysis between Addis Ababa and Jimma universities, Ethiopia Muluken Nigatu, Addis Ababa University

11. Legitimacy and Ownership Dynamics in Multi-stakeholder Initiatives: The local and Institutional Fit of the HEDCOVA and ZAMITA Public-Private Development Partnerships in Ethiopia and Zambia Eskindir Jembere, Addis Ababa University and Samson Melesse, Addis Ababa University

12. A new era? Shifts in national policy and donor financing for refugee education in Ethiopia” Shelby Carvalho, Harvard University and Alebachew Kemisso, Addis Ababa University Saturday – Session V (13:30-15:00) ______

Paper presentations

Chair: Kajsa Hansen Yang Discussant: Frazier Techane, Addis Ababa University and Daniel Pettersson, Gävle University and Uppsala University

13. Teachers’ Practice and Challenges’ in Inclusion of Children with Disabilities: A Comparative Context between Selected Government and Non-government Primary Schools in Urban Ethiopia Lidetu Yimer, Addis Ababa University

14. The policy and practice of school-based Sexuality Education and Gender: The case of selected primary schools in Ethiopia and Uganda Siyane Aniley, Addis Ababa University

15. Helping Children to Read with Understanding: Experiences of Early Grade Reading Programs in Jordan and Afghanistan Teshome Nekatibeb, Addis Ababa University