Advanced International Trai ning Programme 2013
Child Rights, Classroom and School Management
Phase II in Lund, Sweden, April 29 – May 23, 2013.
Phase IV in Vietnam in October/November 2013.
Child Rights, Classroom and School Management
Phase II in Lund, Sweden, April 29 – May 23, 2013.
Phase IV in Vietnam in October/November 2013.
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a government agency responsible for the major part of Sweden’s development cooperation. Focus on long-term knowledge and competence development constitutes a major feature in all development cooperation. Sida offers, as part of its bilateral development assistance, Advanced International Training Programmes of strategic importance to the social and economic development of cooperating countries based on identified priorities and needs. In the longterm
perspective the programmes shall contribute to institutional strengthening and capacity development in the cooperating countries.
These programmes aim at enhancing managerial and technical skills and cover subjects of strategic importance to economic and social development. The Training Programmes are designed for experienced executives from middle and top management positions in their respective organisations.
With the Training Programmes, Sida aims to contribute to processes of change and development in the participants’ organisations and lines of businesses. The foundation of the entire programme is a project for change carried out by the participants.
The project shall be well established in the participants’ organisations and it is a basic part of the programme concept. In co-operation with Lund University a Human Rights Education (HRE) programme covering Child Rights, Classroom and School Management has been developed. The rights to, in and through education are the guiding principles in the course and the whole training programme has a child rights-based approach.
This programme is also designed to give opportunities to compare and share experience with participants from other countries while taking into consideration the Convention of the Rights of the Child, Education for All and other internationally agreed instruments. A rights-based approach has the potential of contributing to the broader efforts of improving educational quality and impact. Schools and classrooms that are protective,
inclusive, child-centred, democratic and encourage active participation have the potential to solve problems such as non-attendance, dropout and low completion rates, which are common in developing countries. Child-centred content and teaching learning processes that are adequate to the child’s developmental level, abilities, and learning style promote effective learning.
inclusive, child-centred, democratic and encourage active participation have the potential to solve problems such as non-attendance, dropout and low completion rates, which are common in developing countries. Child-centred content and teaching learning processes that are adequate to the child’s developmental level, abilities, and learning style promote effective learning.
A child rights based approach may also enhance teachers’ capacity, morale, commitment, status and income. Negative attitudes may be altered through the practice of conflict resolution, democracy, tolerance and respect in the classroom.
Cost of Participation
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) will cover the costs of:
- – participation and training such as lectures, literature, documentation, study tours and certain social activities
- –accommodation including board and lodging,
- – international travel cost to and from Sweden
- – international travel cost to and from Vietnam
Invited countries:
- Africa: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, SriLanka and Vietnam.
- Latin America: Bolivia and Colombia
Closing date for application is December 2nd, 2012
Contact: andreas.bryngelson@education.lu.se
Moreinfo: http://www.education.lu.se/sida/child
