The Department of Education Sciences of the European University Cyprus organised an international interdisciplinary conference which aimed to bring together researchers from a variety of fields (such as intercultural education, inclusion, sociolinguistics, linguistic ethnography/anthropology, peace education, educational policy, etc.) who shared a concern for social justice and a vision to break the silence and eliminate discrimination in our schools.The International Conference was entitled "Breaking Classroom Silences: addressing sensitive issues in education" and it was held at the premises of the European University Cyprus on Friday 11th of October until Saturday 12th of October, 2013. The conference was attended by approximately 100 people from Cyprus, Greece, Israel, UK, Sweden, Finland, Austria, and the Netherlands.
During the conference, on Saturday 12th of October 2013, a Symposium on the SEDRIN and TERNO Projects was presented as part of the Conference. The symposium presented part of the findings of the two funded project with the support of the European Commission, represented by the Education and Culture DG, within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme; namely “School Education for Roma Integration” (SEDRIN 527611-LLP-2012-GR-COMENIUS-CMP Comenius Multilateral Projects) and “Teachers' Education for Roma New Opportunities in School” (TERNO 531091-LLP-1-2012-1-GR-KA1-KA1MPR).
The following mentioned partners took part in the Symposium. All presentations are attached.
Discussant:
Loizos Symeou, Assistant Professor, Sociology of Education. Department of Education Sciences, European University Cyprus, P.O.Box 22006, 1516 Nicosia, Cyprus, Telephone +357-22-713178, fax +357-22-559405, e-mail address: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.
Paper presenters:
Roza Vajda, Researcher. Institute of Sociology, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1250 Budapest Pf. 20, Hungary. Telephone +36309478112, e-mail address: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.
Kostas Diamantis Balaskas, Project Manager and Researcher, Action Synergy, Patroklou 1 & Paradeisou, GR15125, Maroussi, Athens, Greece, Telephone: +30 2106822606, fax: +30 2106894576, e-mail address: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.
Loizos Symeou, Assistant Professor, Sociology of Education. Department of Education Sciences, European University Cyprus, P.O.Box 22006, 1516 Nicosia, Cyprus, Telephone +357-22-713178, fax +357-22-559405, e-mail address: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.
Antonios Kafa, SEDRIN Research Associate. Department of Education Sciences, European University Cyprus, P.O.Box 22006, 1516 Nicosia, Cyprus, e-mail address: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.
The presentation and the presentation of the two projects raised awareness for the project inside the scientific community that attended the conference, as well as the local scientific community, and contacts were made with important stakeholders that could be able to implement the SEDRIN and TERNO methodology in Cyprus.
(The symposium and the papers constituting it reflected the views only of the authors and participants, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein)
1.Symeou Introduction.pptx
5. Symeou & Kafa Presentation-1.pptx
6.Symeou Discussion.pptx
Presentation_EUC_Symposium.ppt
SEDRIN_Cyprus_Conference.pptx
TERNO presentation.ppt
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