PRECONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

NETWORK FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

5th of March 2008

Copenhagen

Denmark

 

"Tracing intercultural education in Nordic contexts"

(Developing a comparative perspective)

Lokale D120

 

15.30 – 16.00:

Coffee – meeting up, etc.

16.00 – 16.15.

Opening of the pre-conference. Christian Horst
Research in intercultural education and leading policy texts (steering documents). Is there a need for a Nordic comparative perspective?

16.15 - 16.35

Presentation concerning the five recognized national minorities in Sweden and their inclusion in the national curricula and what this implies. Christian Rodell Olgac.

16.35 – 16.55

Multicultural education in Finland: Contradictions and problems in educational policy documents and the national curriculum. Gunilla Holm and Monica Londen

16.55 – 17.25

Sandwiches and soft drinks

17.25 – 17.45

Multicultural education in Norway. Thor Ola Engen/Sigrun Sand

17.45 – 18.05

Multicultural education and policy texts – a Danish perspective. Christian Horst

18.05 – 19.45

Discussing comparative perspectives, including production of articles for intercultural Education, Spring 2009.
Chair Christian Horst and Joron Pihl.

19.45 – 20.00

Next pre-conference.
Could be continued in the 7th  Session