The Future of Education – what sort of world do we want?

What is wrong with the current state of education around the world?

Are our educational systems producing young people who will become curious, creative, emotionally well-balanced, responsible and compassionate members of society, able to flourish in a world which is experiencing unprecedented rates of change and dislocation? Will they have the skills to successfully address new challenges and build the better world that we all want to see? And what do we think that better world should look like?

A panel of distinguished educationalists will give their various views on where we are going wrong (and right) in our current approach to education, and their vision of how we can do a much better job of educating our future citizens. A general discussion will follow with opportunity for attendees to contribute their own thoughts.

This free event is presented by the Global Alliance for Values-based Education (GAVE) ahead of GAVE’s Public Launch on 6th November, to which attendees will be invited. GAVE is an international and interdisciplinary alliance of scholars, educators, practitioners, students, leaders, policy-makers, citizens, and organisations who have come together in the spirit of collaboration to identify and advance the research, practice, and policy of values and values-based education in our cultures, curricula, and systems across the world.

There will be two 60-minutes sessions on 15th October at different times to suit people in different parts of the world. The format will be the same in each but the speakers different.

The first session will start at 8 am BST in the UK; 9am CET in Europe; 12.30pm IST in India; and 6pm DST in Australia.

The second session will start at 12pm EDT in the USA and Canada; 5pm BST in the UK; 6pm CET in Europe; and 9.30pm IST in India.

Zoom joining links will be sent to all registrants ahead of the event.

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Speakers:

Dr Thomas Neilsen is an Associate Professor in Education at the University of Canberra, Australia. He has served in several of the Australian Government funded values and wellbeing education projects (395 schools) from 2004 to 2010. He currently also serves as a Director of the International Beliefs and Values Institute (IBAVI) Australian branch. He is the current Chair of GAVE.

Prof Ron Toomey is Emeritus Professor from the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and IT at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Over a long career he has held positions in education as secondary school teacher, State Education authority curriculum developer, educational administrator, Foundation Head of the College of Education at Victoria University (VU), and Adjunct Professor at LaTrobe, Australian Catholic University and the University of Newcastle. For the past twenty years, Ron's research has concentrated on Values-based Education, a topic he has often been invited to address at many international conferences. He is a member of the GAVE Steering Committee.

Dr Shagufa Kapadia is Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and Hon. Director of the Women’s Studies Research Center at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India. Her primary interest is in cultural perspectives in human development with special focus on adolescent and youth development, gender and women’s issues, parenting and socialization, morality, and immigration and acculturation. She has significant international cross - cultural research and teaching experience. She is a member of the GAVE Steering Committee.

Prof Terry Lovat is Emeritus Professor at University of Newcastle (Australia), Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford (UK), Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow (UK), and Adjunct Professor at Royal Roads University (Canada). He is a former Dean of Education and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Newcastle, and has served on many government boards and committees. His research spans across philosophy, theology, and curriculum theory. His most recent research focuses have been on values education and Islam. He was the chief investigator of research and practice projects from the Australian Values Education Program (2003-2010). He is a member of the GAVE Steering Committee.

Dr Chris Duncan is the CEO of Association of Heads of Independent Schools in Australia and former head of several schools. He holds a Masters Degree in International Education Policy from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD in Australian education policy. He is a member of the GAVE Steering Committee.