2022 Summary
| Date | Event Details |
| 24-25 Sept 22 |
Rise & Shine Festival at the Scottish Crannog Centre
Kenmore PH15 2HY https://crannog.co.uk/
UNESCO RILA team, crafts masters, artists and musicians from across Scotland and Internationally, to celebrate sustainable craft and lifestyles, in order to make sustainable and resilient how we live today. We explore climate justice, the refugee crisis, and sustainable traditions, whilst bringing people together on the banks of the beautiful Loch Tay, to reconnect, reflect and respond, in a quiet space of craft and music.
Full programme
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| 31 Aug 22 |
UNESCO RILA & School of Education Visiting Researcher Presentation
Understanding The Effectiveness Of Education Services For Syrian Young Adult Refugees In Quebec
31 August 2022, 3pm – 4pm | Room 432 St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow
Speaker: Arianne Maraj | McGill University, Canada
Drawing upon interviews with Syrian young adult refugees (YAR) enrolled in the adult education (AE) system in Quebec, and practitioners working closely with refugee-background students, Arianne will present participant perspectives on the question of the effectiveness of education services for young adult refugees in Quebec’s adult education system. This qualitative study embraces a narrative inquiry methodology wherein the data is thematically analysed. Arianne suggests that although AE has a social mandate, offering a second chance to mature students, this education system is founded on exclusion of the marginalized, such as refugees, who face cultural conflict and structural barriers, which impede their inclusion and academic success. Moreover, we note the need to better support practitioners through government funding and pedagogical training in refugee education.
Her research utilises critical race theory (CRT) to address the systemic issues found in AE which create inequity, hinder inclusion, and influence the integration process of YAR. Policy makers in Quebec need to address the educational needs of YAR and the reality facing practitioners of AE schools so that these forced migrants, and others like them, can successfully participate in equitable and inclusive education in their resettlement contexts and ensure that AE resources are better used.
Biography | Arianne Maraj immigrated to Canada, from the Caribbean, as a child. Her academic background includes a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and World Religions (McMaster University), a M.A. in Administration and Policy Studies in Education, and a Diploma in Education as a certified teacher of French and World Religions from McGill University where she is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
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| 24 Aug 2022 | Scoping Session: Open Learning Platform for the Outcomes of Participatory Engagement Facilitated by Dr Joanne Tippet, creator of Ketso! About this event
How do we learn from community and stakeholder engagement over time?
When planning a project or programme, it is difficult to find out what engagement has already been done in an area, and what was learned from it. If we were able to find out about the key issues and ideas for the future that have come out of earlier engagement, we would be able to build on that learning and make more effective use of participants’ time.
Developing a platform for sharing ideas to emerge from engagement would enable more cross-sectoral learning. We would also be able to learn more effectively across sectors. For example, what can health and wellbeing practitioners learn from community engagement around the environment and local nature – and vice versa?
An opportunity to learn from each other about best practice in making sense of, and using the ideas developed in engagement.
More about the project:
This project has emerged from decades of engagement with stakeholders through the development and deployment of Ketso. Ketso is a powerful graphical project engagement tool, used for pan-discipline group engagement in project planning and problem solving.
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| 29 June - 2 July 2022 | Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind The People's Global Summit |
| 29 June 2022 |
Live Keynote Panel Discussion and mini-workshop activities at the Advanced Research Centre |
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2-3 June 2022 |
Playing the RoundView – learning from the past to inspire new thinking about the future |
