NORDIC CENTRE (SANORD) CONFERENCE 2018 PROGRAMME DATE: 15 -17 August, 2018 VENUE: Agora Building, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN – NORDIC CENTRE (SANORD) CONFERENCE 2018 PROGRAMME DATE: 15 -17 August, 2018 VENUE: Agora Building, University of Jyväskylä, Finland WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST 8:00 – Registration opens Lobby 8:30 - 9:00 Presentation on Finnish Education System Ag Auditorio 1 9:00 - 10:30 School visits – buses leave outside Agora Building at 9:00 am 9:00 - 12:00 SANORD BOARD meeting Ag D121 10:30 - 12:00 Presentations by University of Eastern Finland, University of Tampere and University of Turku Ag D211 10:30 - 12:00 SIG meetings and Panels PANEL - Academic Citizenship and Academic Freedom Ag C231 John Higgins, University of Cape Town, South Africa Jens Sörensen, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Tor Halvorsen, University of Bergen, Norway Peter Vale, University of Johannesburg, South Africa SIG South-North partnership for sustainable tourism management and Education Ag C233 Berendien Lubbe, University of Pretoria, South Africa Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland SIG SANORD Teacher Education Partners (STEP) and Multicultural Ag C234 Practicum Groups and Internationalisation of Teacher Education (MUPIT) Gerd Wikan, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway Elina Lehtomäki, University of Oulu, Finland Shepherd Urenje, University of Uppsala, Sweden Per Assmo, University West, Sweden 1 WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Piato 13:00 - 14:00 Opening Ceremony and welcoming remarks Ag Auditorio 1 Professor Keijo Hämäläinen, Rector, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Eva Åkesson, SANORD board, Chairperson, Uppsala University, Sweden Umesh Bawa, SANORD Director, University of Western Cape, South Africa Chaired by Professor Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, University of Jyväskylä Music by Vox Aurea 14:00 - 15:00 Keynote speaker 1 Ag Auditorio 1 Mr Pekka Haavisto, Member of Finnish Parliament Chaired by Professor Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, University of Jyväskylä 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break Lobby 15:30 – 17:00 Keynote Speaker Panel Ag Auditorio 1 Mr Pekka Haavisto, Member of Finnish Parliament Prof Sabelo Ndhlovu-Gatsheni, University of South Africa Prof Elina Lehtomäki, Univeristy of Oulu, Finland Dr Jacqueline Jere-Folotiya, University of Zambia Prof Jussi Välimaa, Director of Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Chaired by Professor Marja-Leena Laakso, Vice Rector, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 2 THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 9:00 - 10:00 Keynote speaker 2 Ag Auditorio 1 The Changing Idea of the University and the Fate of Academic Citizenship in Africa Prof Sabelo Ndhlovu-Gatsheni, University of South Africa Chaired by Eva Åkesson 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Lobby THURSDAY 16 AUGUST TIME: 10.30-12.00 PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOP I 1. South-North partnerships for sustainable development Ag D213.1 Chair: Pekka Virtanen For the nation, communities and career? Identities of Development Studies in Tanzania Tiina Kontinen and Ajali Nguyahambi, University Of Jyväskylä, Finland Community service learning: Learning from engagement Hilde van Keer, Katrien De Bruyn and Guillaume Tuytschaever, Ghent University, Belgium North-South partnerships for research capacity building through evaluation of a resilience program for orphaned children in Botswana Masego Katsisi, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway Marguerite Daniel, University of Bergen, Norway Philip Jefferies, Resilience Research Centre Dalhousie University, Canada Margaret Mokgachane, Ministry of Local Government Department of Social Services, Botswana Reciprocating work integrated learning models for sustainable South-North partnerships and development Henri Jacobs, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa 2. Promoting human development, health and well-being Ag C232 Chair: John Higgins Highlighting different aspects of wisdom research Eeva Kallio, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Jenni Spännäri, University of Helsinki, Finland Mirja Hämäläinen, University of Tampere, Finland Hannakaisa Isomäki, University of Jyväskylä Finland Charles Cassidy, Evidence Based Wisdom, UK Our Collective Journey Victoria Thoresen, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway Dispossession of Historical Land Rights: Case Study of Umnini Traditional Community Nokwanda Sihlali, University of Cape Town, South Africa 3 THURSDAY 16 AUGUST TIME: 10.30-12.00 PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOP I 3. Academic partnerships and decolonization of knowledge Ag C231 Chair: Teppo Eskelinen Decolonizing academic citizenship through autoethnography Magda Karjalainen, University of Oulu, Finland Decolonization of Academia Annette Skovsted Hansen, Aarhus University, Denmark Sustainability of academic partnerships: experiences and proposed improvement Peter Sundin and Rebecca Andersson, Uppsala University, Sweden 4. Education for social justice, equity and equality Ag D214.1 Chair: Rene Albertus The Challenges of Higher Education in Mozambique: The case of Zambeze University Ana Piedade Armindo Monteiro and Pedro Chume, Zambeze University, Mozambique Are the employment outcomes of Finnish university education equal for all degree holders? Päivi Vuorinen-Lampila, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Arja Haapakorpi, University of Helsinki, Finland Educational Leadership for Social Justice and Equity: Lessons learned from Educational Administration students Petros Fessehatsion and Desbele Tekie, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Eritrea Teacher awareness of policies about gifted students in South Africa Michael Kainose Mhlolo, Central University of Technology - Free State, South Africa 5. Innovations and digital solutions for education and societies Ag D215.1 Chair: Pekka Toivanen Using Quick Response codes to improve the quality of learning and teaching Mokonen Tesfay, Asmara Community College of Education, Eritrea Enhancing Safe and Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (SWSS) by eEducation: The Experiences since 2006 Tuula Tuhkanen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Elijah Elijah Ngumba, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Peer mentors role in an entrepreneurship course Kari Voldsund and Judit Bragelien, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway Child rights - academic citizenship and civic missions online, a cooperation between Lund university, Malmö university, Sida and 16 countries worldwide Lena Andersson, Malmö University, Sweden Deana Nannskog and Emma Alfredsson, Lund University, Sweden 4 THURSDAY 16 AUGUST TIME: 10.30-12.00 PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOP I 6. Teaching and teacher education Ag C234 Chair: Hanna Posti-Ahokas Exploring Student-Centredness in South African and Finnish Science Education Sami Lehesvuori University of Jyväskylä, Finland Umesh Ramnarain University of Johannesburg, South Africa Developing teacher-students´ professional growth through university-school collaboration Leena Lestinen and Ulla Maija Valleala University Of Jyväskylä, Finland Pre-service teachers in South Africa and Norway: An exploration of the intersection between worldviews and the human right to gender equality in two different teacher education contexts Eva Mila Lindhardt, HVL, Norway Janet Jarvis, UKZN, South Africa Olav Christian Ruus, HVL, Norway Ncamisile Mthiyanen, UKZN, South Africa Self – efficacy beliefs of trainee - economics teachers: Implications for teacher training curriculum. Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, University of Cape Coast, Ghana WORKSHOP 3. Academic partnerships and decolonization of knowledge Ag C233 How to Create Equal Academic Partnerships within Nordic Southern African Cooperation? Johanna Kivimäki (UniPID), University of Jyväskylä, Finland Annika Sundbäck (EDUFI) Finnish National Agency for Education 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Piato THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 13:00 – 14:00 Keynote speaker 3 Ag Auditorio 1 Fixing the most powerful tool: recognition, co-creation and use of knowledge Elina Lehtomäki, University of Oulu, Finland Chaired by Serefete Molosiwa 5 THURSDAY 16 AUGUST TIME: 14.00-15.00 PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS II 2. Promoting human development, health and well-being Ag C232 Chair: Lillian Pazvakawambwa ‘ The Impact of NUEYS Girls’ Education and Vocational Training Programs in Building the Capacity of Eritrean Youth Zeslassie Melake Gebrekal Asmara Community College of Education, Eritrea Exploring the effectiveness of Balekane EARTH program in building resilience for orphaned children in Botswana Masego Katisi, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway Philip Jefferies, Resilience Research Center, Canada Olebogeng Dikolobe and Onkarabile Moeti, Ark and Mark Trust, Botswana Employee resourcing strategies and SMEs performance: case of South Africa and Zimbabwe Honest Mupani, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe 3. Academic partnerships and decolonization of knowledge AND Ag C231 6. Teaching and teacher education Chair: Annette Skovsted Hansen Reorienting education in the post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda (Sustainable Development Goals and Education 2030) – The role of teacher education Shepherd Urenje, Swedish International Centre of Education for Sustainable Development (SWEDESD), Sweden Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity Tuija Turunen, University of Lapland, Finland The nation-building project in the national curriculum in Ghana: Advantages and challenges of Global Teaching in Ghana Hege Emma Rimmereide, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway 4. Education for social justice, equity and equality Ag D215 Chair: Mike Mhlolo Freires critical pedagogical theory as an eye-opener for former Zambian students who went to Norway Ane