[Capacity Development] Next CDWG meeting on 12 December, 2014 -Capability Approach to Education in the Development Sector
Phan Thu Ha
haphan at ngocentre.org.vn
Fri Dec 5 16:47:44 ICT 2014
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
*
- 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*
*
Looking forward to see you all on 12*
Have a great weekend,
Thuha
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Phan Thu Ha
Senior Working Groups Coordinator
NGO Resource Centre
Tel: 04 38328570 Fax: 04 38328611
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