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International Initiatives and Projects

A range of international projects is designed in cooperation with funding agencies such as CIDA and the World Bank, governments, foundations and universities.  Projects include education reform, managing the change process, leadership and teacher development, technology and distance education.
 

Bond International College and China National Institute for Educational Research

Central and Eastern Europe

Cuba

Kuwait

South Africa

World Bank


Bond International College and China National Institute for Educational Research
As in other countries of the world, schools in China are changing to meet the needs of students for the 21st century. While the government, global trends and society may mandate the changes; principals are faced with the challenge of affecting change in the classroom. It is apparent that principals require new strategies to build the internal capacity to deal with change. To support principals in this process, Bond International College, China National Institute for Educational Research and OISE/UT are collaborating to organize and facilitate a conference to be held in Beijing in November 2000. The audience will include educational leaders and researchers from China, South East Asian nations and North America. Michael Fullan, Dean of OISE/UT, is a major keynote speaker. His book Change Forces has been translated into Mandarin for the conference. Participants will select from a variety of workshops focussing on change at the school level including topics on instruction, assessment and evaluation and technology. Presenters from China and Canada will facilitate these sessions. It is anticipated that this conference will lead to more comprehensive and on going training programs for school leaders.
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Central and Eastern Europe
“Train the trainer” programs in Managing Education Reform and Change were developed for foundation staff of the SOROS Foundation in 24 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
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Cuba
The Economic Development Project-Cuba has established a distance education program for the training of economists.  This CIDA funded project is a partnership of the University of Toronto, Dalhousie and KPMG consulting.
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Kuwait
A 10 month professional upgrading program on-site at OISE/UT has been designed for 15 Kuwaiti educators.  The program includes courses focusing on instructional and assessment strategies, English language proficiency, and curriculum design and lesson planning.  Visits to schools and institutions enhance learning of best-practices.  The project is sponsored by the Kuwait Ministry of Education.
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South Africa
A CIDA supported five-year project in Free State, South Africa, has been introduced to build leadership capacity at all levels including school principals, school development teams, curriculum support teams, District Managers and Senior Management of the Free State Department of Education.  Training programs focussed on skill development with sustained follow-up.
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World Bank
A series on Large Scale Education Reform in Developing Countries has been produced for the World Bank.  The initial session held in March 1999 was offered to over 150 World Bank staff and representatives from client countries.  Future sessions will examine the complexities of system reform at national and regional levels.  The partnership includes internships for OISE/UT graduate students at the World Bank and professional development programs at OISE/UT for World Bank staff.
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