UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY AROUND THE WORLD

What does education look like in other countries? What are the challenges for teachers around the world? What do you know about the countries of international and diasporic students sitting in US classrooms? Hear from the international graduate students in the College of Education about the educational systems in their home countries in this speaker series.

Kenya: 8-4-4- and the Promises of Vision 2030, Kenya’s

Everchanging Education System

Friday, February 15

Noon to 1 pm in 210A

Pizza will be provided.

Upcoming Spring 2013 Presentations

February 22 – South Korea

March 1 – Taiwan

March 29 – Palestine

April 19 –Indonesia

April 26 – Morocco

Brenda Nyandiko Sanya, is a PhD student in EPOL (Global Studies in Education). Her current research examines imperialism and it’s effects on gender, sexuality and race. She is a feminist activist with Kinda Women’s Group in Nyandiwa, Kenya and MataHari: Eye of the Day in Boston, MA. She is also on the board of directors at Siala Springs Academy, Kenya.

Anne Namatsi Lutomia, is a PhD student in EPOL (Human Resource Development). Her current research is on workplace transition programs of immigrant nurses. She serves as a board adviser for Acacia Kenya a girls education nonprofit that is based in Boston, MA

This presentation series is sponsored by the College of Education Office of International Programs and Global Studies in Education program. It has been coordinated by Mauricio Pino Yancovic (mypino2@illinois.edu) and Xiuying Cai (xcai7@illinois.edu ), international graduate students from EPOL – Global Studies in Education, in collaboration with Dr. Nicole Lamers (lamers@illinois.edu ), EPOL.