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Conference info
The Falcon Conference
OBJECTIVES:
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to provide an
arena for discussion on
research, good practice, achievements and challenges relating to the field
of family learning
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to provide an opportunity to see family
learning as a holistic approach to life long learning
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to create the basis for an expanding and
sustainable network of European institutions involved in family learning
Venue and dates:
Vox,
Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning
Oslo, Norway
Aug 31st – Sept
4th, 2005
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Wednesday |
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Arrival of
participants
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19.30 |
Dinner in downtown
Oslo |
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Thursday |
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09.00 – 09.30 |
Registration and
coffee |
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09.30 – 10.00 |
Opening of the
conference |
Turid Kjølseth,
General Director at Vox |
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10.00 – 10.45 |
Family learning:
breaking intergenerational cycles of disengagement |
Juliette Collier |
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10.45 – 11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 – 12.00 |
Introduction to the
parallel sessions:
Four presentations
in plenary session, of the parallel workshops that will be held
after lunch. |
Gail
Aldwin,
Gianfranco Garotta
+ Françoise Grudler
Clare Daybell
Janet Webb + Mary
Flanagan |
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12.00 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 – 14.45 |
4 parallel sessions
A: “Integration
of refugee families into the school community through a CLPE family
language programme”
B:
“Personal and familiar education history: an authobiographic tool
for welcoming parents to Family learning courses”
C:
“Practical
method for teaching family litaracy, language and numeracy in
different contexts.”
D:
“The home as a learning place: tried and
tested ideas for family learning programmes.”
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A: Gail
Aldwin,
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, UK
B: Gianfranco
Garotta, Italy and Francoise Grudler, France
C: Clare Daybell,
Hull, UK
D: Janet Webb and
Mary Flanagan, Clare Family Learning Programme. |
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14.45 – 15.00 |
Coffee break |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
“Guidelines for
the development of family literacy work in an adult literacy context
in Ireland” |
Inez Bailey, NALA, Irland |
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19.00 |
Dinner in downtown
Oslo |
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Friday |
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09.00 – 09.45 |
“Promoting
inclusion through family learning” |
Robin Richardson |
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09.45 – 10.00 |
Break |
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10.00 – 10.45 |
“Evaluating
Family Learning programmes. The Manukau project” |
John Benseman
(Powerpoint 4 MB) |
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10.45 – 11.00 |
Break and
marketplace |
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11.00 – 12.00 |
Introduction to the
parallel sessions:
Four presentations
in plenary session of the parallel workshops that will be held
after lunch. |
Anca
Colibaba,
Barbro Paget and Tony
Jivaeus,
Nourreddine
Erradi,
Helga Arnesen and Stine Aasheim
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12.00 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 – 14.45 |
4 parallel sessions
E: “Another way
of looking at Moliere's M. Jourdain's famous comment: Je ne savais
pas que j'ai toujours fait de la prose... “
F1:
“How
to benefit from Family Learning in a local development structure
regarding public health in society. Creating an
integrated model school with Family Learning as a profile”
G:
“Immigrant parents as educators”.
H:
“Family Learning as an instrument for the integration of adult
immigrants in Norway.” |
E:
Anca Colibaba, EuroEd, Romania
F:
Barbro Paget and
Tony Jivèus, Sweden
G:
Noureddine Erradi, ROC, Netherlands
H: Helga Arnesen
and Stine Aasheim, Vox, Norway
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14.45 – 15.00 |
Break |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
Video presentation
+ discussion |
Norreddine Erradi, ROC Midden,
Brabant, The Netherlands |
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19.30 |
Dinner downtown |
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Saturday |
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09.30 - 09.45 |
Presentation of the
Falcon portal |
Graciela Sbertoli |
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09.45 - 10.15 |
Presentation of
possibilities for future project cooperation: the Grundtvig
programme |
Monika Kepe,
European Commission |
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10.15 - 11.00 |
Group discussions
and brainstorming |
Chaired by Vox |
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11.00 - 12.00 |
Results from
discussion, evaluation and closure |
Graciela Sbertoli |
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12.00 - 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 - |
Optional sightseeing in Oslo |
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Dinner downtown |
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Sunday |
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Departure of
participants |
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Grundtvig 3 grants
The conference is organized within the
frame of the Grundtvig 3 action of the European Socrates
Programme. If you
are interested in applying for a grant, contact your National Agency
Click here
to see the conference description as Grundtvig 3
event.
For more information on Grundtvig 3
courses in general, click here
For more information on the Falcon
conference, write to Halldis Børnes
Last updated: 29 August 2005
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