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Child Rights, Classroom and School Management.
July 2013 to March 2015
Phase II in Lund, Sweden, September 16 – October 10, 2013.
Phase IV in Zambia, February/March 2014.
Child Rights, Classroom and School Management.
July 2013 to March 2015
Phase II in Lund, Sweden, September 16 – October 10, 2013.
Phase IV in Zambia, February/March 2014.
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) offers, as part of its bilateral development assistance, capacity development activities in areas of strategic importance to the social, environmental and economic development in the participating
countries. The purpose of the Advanced International Training Programmes is to provide resources and develop knowledge, skills and expertise to organisations with strong legitimacy in relation to target groups, democracy practices etc. in areas given priority in Swedish development cooperation, are based on identified priorities and needs and in which Swedish expertise is in demand.
From a development perspective, the overall objective of the programme is: “to improve participating countries’ capacity to offer and ensure everyone’s right to relevant and quality education, an education that is safe and secure, inclusive, student-centred, democratic and problem-solving and that creates opportunities for all, regardless of background, to participate in community life as active citizens.” The main objective is change processes that will contribute to the realization of the intention of the Child Rights Convention in policy as well as in practice.
The specific objectives of the training programme are for the participants to gain:
countries. The purpose of the Advanced International Training Programmes is to provide resources and develop knowledge, skills and expertise to organisations with strong legitimacy in relation to target groups, democracy practices etc. in areas given priority in Swedish development cooperation, are based on identified priorities and needs and in which Swedish expertise is in demand.
From a development perspective, the overall objective of the programme is: “to improve participating countries’ capacity to offer and ensure everyone’s right to relevant and quality education, an education that is safe and secure, inclusive, student-centred, democratic and problem-solving and that creates opportunities for all, regardless of background, to participate in community life as active citizens.” The main objective is change processes that will contribute to the realization of the intention of the Child Rights Convention in policy as well as in practice.
The specific objectives of the training programme are for the participants to gain:
- Increased knowledge and understanding of the CRC.
- Increased knowledge and understanding of the Education for All (EFA) and MDGs targets, relevant international concepts such as child-friendly schools, inclusive education and education for democracy and human rights (EDHR) and other relevant international instruments.
- Increased knowledge and understanding of experiences, methods and tools for organizational change in general, and rights-based (participation, inclusive and transparent) and democratic methods and tools for change in particular.
- Knowledge and understanding of Swedish and other international methods for translating children’s rights and democratic values into practice in schools and in the classroom.
- Expanded international and national networks to work with the CRC and other relevant international conventions and instruments.
The rights to, in and through education will be the guiding principles in the programme. The whole training programme has a child rights-based approach.
The following topics will be
included in the programme:
- Policy documents and laws in the subject area related to human rights - CRC, Education for All (EFA) and other internationally agreed instruments of central importance in this context
- Key aspects of children’s rights to, in and through education and their practical implications
- Democracy in the school and the school’s role in society “citizenship”, inclusive education, gender equality
- O pportunities to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to promote increased quality and increased access to information and knowledge
- Appropriate forms of leadership as well as organizational structures, forms and behaviour and a leaders’ role in the various structures
- Difficult situations such as disciplinary measures, bullying, corporal punishment and sexual abuse and possibilities to make a change
- Importance of problem solving, critical thinking, participatory approach in the participants context
- Education for Sustainable Development as a holistic approach where social, economic and ecological issues are integrated.
Methodology
The programme comprises lectures, workshops, discussions, study visits, mentoring and project for change. The project for change is the base for the whole training programme and will go on during the whole period of the training programme. The project will be carried out in teams consisting of three participants from each country.
Management and staff
The training programme is offered by Lund University in Sweden. It is an interdisciplinary programme with staff from the departments and units of Sociology of Law, Education and Social Work at Lund University as well as the School of Teacher Education at Malmö University.
Invited countries
The following countries are invited to nominate candidates: 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, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Latin America: Bolivia and Colombia
Target group
Preferably a team consisting of 3 people from each country representing the levels mentioned below should apply but individual applications are also welcome. The target groups for the training programme are persons working within the educational sector at three levels:
For example
- At local level: headmasters, inspectors and educational advisers who are working with the development of methodology
- and management at school and classroom level in a number of schools (clusters);
- At intermediate level: officers and trainers responsible for educational activities at district or province level;
- At central level: teacher trainers, headmaster trainers, staff at institutes working with educational development and at Ministries of Education.
In addition to the above, the programme will be open to professional NGO staff, working in the field of Education and Human Rights, based in developing countries, as one member of the team. A necessary prerequisite is a university or a teacher training degree. Work experience of at least five years is also required. Participants should be approximately 30-55 years of age and fluent in English.
The teams should consist of a mix of men and women and be balanced regarding participants’ ages. Applications should be endorsed by the applicant’s organisation.
Costs
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 the progress workshop in Zambia
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