College of Education and Human Development - George Mason University

Faculty and Students Make an Impression at CIES

March 24, 2015

Supriya Baily

Faculty members and graduate students from the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at George Mason University made an impression at this year's annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, held in Washington, D.C. on March 8-13, 2015.

Approximately 18 individuals from CEHD gave talks, presented papers, conducted workshops, and more. The scholarly conference, which attracts participants from more than 100 countries, is where research is shared regarding education issues as understood through a global and cross-cultural perspective.

During the conference, Supriya Baily, assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education, was elected as treasurer to the society's board of directors.

The following list of session titles, each presented by faculty members and/or students from CEHD, is indicative of the breadth of education research, with an international focus, that's ongoing at the college.

 

  • Advancing Global Teacher Education: An Investigation of Teachers' Perceptions
    Presenters: Rebecca Fox, professor, and Sydney Merz

  • Decolonizing International Development Evaluation: An Exploration of Culture
    Presenters: Rodney Hopson, professor, and Akashi Kaul

  • Does History Education Really Matter for Conflict Resolution and Stability?: Authors Meet Practitioners
    Panelist: Karyna Korostelina, associate professor (School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution)

  • Education in Post-Conflict Societies: Does It Provide a Sense of Hope in Times of Negative Peace?
    Presenter: Mainlehwon Vonhm

  • Gender and Education in Pakistan: Disciplining Identity, Exclusion and Silences
    Chair: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

 

Tami Carsillo is a doctoral student in the PhD in Education program, with a specialization in international education. She was among 18 faculty members and students who presented at the CIES conference in Washington, D.C.

 

  • Gender and Education Committee Highlighted Session: Educating Adolescent Girls Around the Globe: Challenges and Opportunities
    Chair: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

  • Gender, Peace Building and Education Workshop
    Organized by Supriya Baily, assistant professor, and conducted by Leslie Dwyer, assistant professor (School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution)

  • Increasing the Number of Women Teachers in Secondary Schools in Africa: Three Case Studies
    Panelist: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

  • Inquiries Into Effective Teacher Induction
    Chair: Kimberley Daly

  • International Women's Day Roundtable: “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”: Regenerative Spaces for Girls and Women in Education
    Panelist: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

  • Language Ability and Learning in Multi-Lingual Environments: How Can Practitioners Overcome the Challenges?
    Panelist: Eirini Gouleta, associate professor

  • Language Policy and Its Effects Abroad: A Case Study of Modern Greek Language Learning in the Greek Diaspora and Beyond
    Presenter: Maria Katradis

  • Mentoring Workshop on Publications: Teacher Education
    Presenter: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

  • Naming the World: Applied Critical Pedagogy in the Autonomous Regions of Nicaragua
    Presenter: Christopher Seeger

  • Promoting Intercultural Understanding Through International Higher Education Exchanges: A Critical Dialogue
    Presenters: James Witte (College of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Eirini Gouleta, with students Kristina Solum and Maria Katradis

  • A Prototype for Using Technology to Improve Early Literacy in Pakistan’s Multilingual Provinces
    Presenters: James Witte (College of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Eirini Gouleta, with student Kristina Solum

  • Reasoning About Forgiveness Among Arab Teachers
    Presenter: Ilham Nasser, associate professor

  • Recasting Global Competency with Integral Theory
    Presenter: Dana Moore

  • Recognition, Perceptions, and Preparation: The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the United States and Abroad
    Presenter: Kimberley Daly

  • Reimagining Teacher Education for Development: A Critical Roundtable Discussion
    Panelist: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

  • Teachers' Perceptions of Shared Decision-Making in Pakistan: A Literature Review
    Presenter: Zainab Salim

  • Translingual Practice and Literature in a Guatemalan Mayan Context
    Presenters: John Knipe, Sarah Hinshaw, and Kelly Dalton

  • Ubuntu: Minha Essência... My Philosophy... of Education!
    Participant: Rodney Hopson, professor

  • UBUNTU in STEM: Incomplete Inclusion
    Chair: Rodney Hopson, professor

  • Use Your Words: Debate Programs in South Sudan Secondary Education
    Presenter: Tami Carsillo

  • Who Gets Left Behind? The Fate of the Unrepresented in the Wake of US-India Higher Education Partnerships
    Presenter: Supriya Baily, assistant professor

 


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George Mason University's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) includes two schools: the Graduate School of Education, one of the most comprehensive education schools in Virginia, and the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism. CEHD offers a full range of courses, certificates, and degree programs on campus, online, and on site to more than 4,000 students each year. CEHD is fully accredited by NCATE, and all licensure programs are approved by the Virginia Department of Education. George Mason University, located just outside of Washington, D.C., is Virginia's largest public research university.

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