[Capacity Development] Next CDWG meeting on 12 December, 2014 -Capability Approach to Education in the Development Sector

[Phan Thu Ha]

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

This is gentle reminder of CDWG meeting on 12, December, 2014.

The meeting venue will be at PLAN INTERNATIONAL Office

106 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hoa Binh Tower - Plan International Office, 2 floor


Best regards,
Thuha



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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

You are all invited to CDWG meeting on 12 December, 2014 with a talk 
about *Capability Approach to Education in the Development Sector*

Deliver by Professor. Joan DeJaeghere, University of Minnesota.

Time: 14-16h30 PM

Venue: to be confirmed

This presentation will discuss how Amartya Sen’s capability approach – 
an approach used broadly in the development community – can inform 
education policy and programs.  A capability approach shares some common 
features and yet is distinct from two other approaches used in 
development – the human capital and the human rights approaches. Central 
to a capability approach is the multiplicity of values that individuals 
and groups place on education for social and economic well-being. In 
addition, a capability approach situates the ability to convert 
educational capabilities into well-being in the social, political and 
environmental constraints on individuals and in their agency to improve 
their lives.  In this sense, a capability approach to policies and 
programs addresses both structural constraints and individual/group 
empowerment.  The presentation will offer guiding principles of 
inclusion, public debate and relevancy of education for valued outcomes 
as critical to informing educational programs and polices to improve the 
quality of education.  In addition, a model of context-oriented quality 
education emphasizing the policy, home/community and school environments 
will be shared to consider the many interwoven areas in which improving 
the quality of education can be addressed.

*Objectives
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- Understand how a capability approach frames educational issues 
differently from a human capital approach, as well as from a human 
rights approach

- Share key concepts of a capability approach  that inform policy and 
practice

- Consider a framework for quality education from a capability approach

- Learn from INGOS how their programs relate to a capability approach 
for quality education and what research they need to inform their work

*For logistic arrangement, you are kindly requested to confirm your 
attendance to me at haphan at ngocentre.org.vn and**Ms. Elizabeth at 
communications at ngocentre.org.vn*

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Looking forward to see you all on 12*

Have a great weekend,
Thuha



-- 
Phan Thu Ha
Senior Working Groups Coordinator
NGO Resource Centre
Tel: 04 38328570     Fax: 04 38328611
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Email:haphan at ngocentre.org.vn
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