International Workshop on Community Mapping and Conflict Resolution as Opportunities for Educational Development.
The Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education at Tishk International University will hold the International Workshop on Community Mapping and Conflict Resolution as Opportunities for Educational Development.
The workshop aims to provide a platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and community members to come together and discuss the potential of community mapping and conflict resolution strategies to foster educational development. The workshop aims to explore how community mapping and conflict resolution can be used to identify and address educational challenges and to facilitate the sharing of best practices and case studies from around the world. Ultimately, the goal of the workshop is to promote the use of community mapping and conflict resolution as tools for educational development, aiming to improve educational outcomes and promote social justice.
Key objectives:
1. To raise awareness about the potential of community mapping and conflict resolution as educational development tools and share knowledge about their applications and benefits.
2. To create a forum for participants to exchange best practices, research findings, and case studies related to community mapping and conflict resolution in educational development contexts.
3. To explore the challenges and opportunities associated with using community mapping and conflict resolution in different educational settings, such as formal and non-formal education, and across diverse cultural contexts.
4. To identify gaps in knowledge and practice related to community mapping and conflict resolution in educational development and to propose strategies for addressing these gaps.
5. To develop recommendations for policymakers, educational leaders, and practitioners to improve the use of community mapping and conflict resolution in educational development initiatives.
6. To promote community, the use of mapping and conflict resolution to foster inclusive and participatory educational development processes that are responsive to the needs and perspectives of local communities.
Outcome(s) of the workshop:
By the end of the workshop, the participants will:
· Increased awareness among participants about the potential of community mapping and conflict resolution as tools for educational development.
· Enhanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with using community mapping and conflict resolution in diverse educational contexts.
· Exchange of best practices, research findings, and case studies related to community mapping and conflict resolution in educational development contexts.
· Improved networking and collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and community members interested in community mapping and conflict resolution for educational development.
· Promotion of the use of community mapping and conflict resolution to foster inclusive and participatory educational development processes that are responsive to the needs and perspectives of local communities.
Organizing Committee
1- Mr. Harmand A. Hama, Head of Biology Education Department, Tishk International University
2- Dr. Saber W. Hamad, Lecturer, Biology Education Department Tishk International University.
3- Dr. Abdulrahman M. Dogara, Workshop Chairman, Biology Education Department, Tishk International University
4- Mr. Zanyar Othman, Biology Education Department, Tishk International University.
5. Mrs. Gasheen Bakhtyar, Biology Education Department, Tishk International University.
| Event Agenda | ||
| Date | Hour | Event |
| 16.02.2023 | Campos (14:30 – 15:30) | Registration: Education Building-Information Desk |
| 15:00-15:15 | Opening Ceremony and Introducing the event | |
| National Anthem both | ||
| 15:15-10:20 | Welcome Speech by Dr. Abdulsamad S. Ahmad
(President of TIU) |
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| 15:25-16:05 | Speaker 1: DR. AUGUSTO GAMUZZAAssistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Catania (Italy) Title: Community mapping as social process |
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| 16:10-16:50 | Speaker 2: MR. BERNARDO MONZANI President of the Agency of Peace building Title: Conflict as an Opportunity in Education |
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| 16:50-17:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | |
