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SALEM, MASS. – Global perspectives on the education and rights of children will come together this Friday for a day-long virtual conference hosted by ֱ’s Center for Childhood and Youth Studies Fellows.
Enhancing Youth Education: Innovative Global Approaches will kick off Friday, April 11 at 7 am with a presentation out of Pakistan on children’s rights in the digital age. It will conclude at 2 pm with a presentation from Turkey exploring the Giraffe Language School program and its promotion of peace curricula. Between the two sessions, speakers will appear from Austria, England, India, and Nigeria, with a new presentation coming to attendees every hour until the event closes at 3 pm.
“Each of these presenters are speaking about their own work, giving us an opportunity to see what others are doing in the realm of children’s education around the world,” said Yvonne Vissing, a professor of healthcare studies at Salem State and organizer of the conference. “Take Munir Moosa in Pakistan as an example. He’s done the coolest stuff, creating a global forum on teacher education. They have thousands of people who view the webinars he puts on from around the world.”
Moosa will appear in the conference’s second time slot at 8 am from Pakistan (where it will be 5 pm). He’ll deliver a presentation titled Kaleidoscopic Analysis of Educational Rights for Children: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward.
“This conference provides a platform for scholars worldwide to share diverse and in-depth perspectives on multidisciplinary topics,” Moosa said. “It offers an opportunity to present research studies, innovative ideas, and integrative suggestions, fostering new collaborative and networking opportunities with the global academic community.”
Appearing at noon is Salem State alumnus Eric Knudsen ‘24, who will be presenting on comprehensive sexuality education in the United States. He’s one of two presenters representing the United States in the program’s afternoon hours.
“Just like children's minds are broadened by learning about different cultures, this international conference will inspire and sustain the work of anyone working to improve the lives of young people,” Knudsen said. “When we gather to share how we nurture youth and teach them to respect the rights of others, we spread ideas that are essential to freedom.”
The full schedule
The entire conference will be broadcast over a single Zoom stream, running live throughout the day. For access, contact Vissing at yvissing@salemstate.edu.
The full schedule of speakers is as follows:
- 7 am: Syeda Rakhshanda Kaukab, broadcasting from Pakistan on Child Rights in the Digital Age: Protection vs. Freedom
- 8 am: Munir Moosa, broadcasting from Pakistan on Kaleidoscopic Analysis of Educational Rights for Children: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward
- 9 am: Stephen Emmanuel, broadcasting from Nigeria on Implementing MTSS to Support Literacy Development in Children with Dyslexia in Nigerian Elementary Schools
- 10 am: Ralph Chan, broadcasting from Austria on Understanding Youth Strategies
- 11 am: Shuying Li, broadcasting from England on Dialogic Scaffolding for Global Classrooms: Empowering Youth Through Cross-Cultural Teaching Strategies in China and the UK
- 12 pm: Eric Knudsen, broadcasting from the United States on Comprehensive Sexual Education in the United States: Indoctrination or Liberation?
- 1 pm: Daniel Mango, broadcasting from the United States and India on Teaching HRE on WhatsApp: A Pilot Study for Grassroots Human Rights Organizations
- 2 pm: Sezer Aksoy, broadcasting from Turkey on The Giraffe Language School Program: Building Peace at Schools