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 at first session:

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.

David Rowse is Founder President of the registered UK charity Values Education for Life and Editor of Ethos in Education. He has extensive experience in teaching values, both in secondary schools and later as a lecturer at the University of Birmingham, inspired by working with Professor L. Kohlberg at a High School in the Bronx. He is an international speaker and is currently writing a book, “From a Different Perspective” about his experience and work within the field of human development and moral agency.

Speakers at the second session:

Dr Neil Hawkes is well known worldwide as a speaker, educator, broadcaster, author and social commentator. He was co-founder of LivingValues Education, founder of International Values based Trust and its educational arm Values-based Education (VbE), and a co-founder of Global Alliance for Values-based Education. He is one of the UNITAR experts on ethical leadership and is part of the Values20 task group advising the G20 leaders. He has written several books including “From My Heart, transforming lives through values”.

Professor Ann Higgins D'Alessandro has been Professor of Psychology at the Applied Developmental Psychology Doctoral Program, Fordham University, New York, for 34 years. She conducts research in school climate and educational interventions, with a focus on social cognitive processes in typical and atypical children and adolescents, and on teachers’ workplace environment. She was previously Senior Researcher for nine years at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Center for Moral Development and Education, conducting research with Lawrence Kohlberg on democratic, civic high school interventions.

Dr Craig Shealy is Executive Director of the International Beliefs and Values Institute and developed the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory. He leads many international activities including the Cultivating the Globally Sustainable Self Summit Series. His research has been featured in multiple publications and presentations. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, a Fulbright Specialist in Japan, and Nehru Chair at M.S. Baroda University in India. He was Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University for over 20 years.

Dr Marina Casals Sala is based in Barcelona and works with the International Student Exchange Program with responsibility for setting strategic pathways for ISEP’s presence in Europe and the UK. She has a PhD from the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, a master’s degree from Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid, and a BA from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She has more than 22 years’ experience of higher education in Spain, Finland, and Morocco