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The Influence of a Tempus Project DOIT on University Research and Development
Lia Akhaladze, Tamar Jojua, Tamar Shinjiashvili Rusudan Pipia - Sokhumi State University, Georgia
Rhonda Sofer – Gordon Academic College, Israel The European Conference on Education
Brighton, UK
July 11, 2013
Our presentation shows the impact of the TEMPUS program DOIT
“Development of an International Model for Curricular Reform in Multicultural Education
and Cultural Diversity Training”
on curriculum development, reform and research at Sokhumi State University.
Curricular reform in multicultural education for teacher-training through A PROGRAM THAT IS A RESULT OF the sharing of knowledge relating to the dynamic processes of Multicultural Education and Cultural Diversity Training among professionals involved in education.
Main Objective:
Develop innovative courses through international teams. Develop out of the classroom activities that promote
inter-cultural relations. Publish new learning materials Test the pilot program in partner countries. Run faculty workshops that train faculty implement the
courses. Integrate curricular reform in the participating
institutions. Promote curricular reform on the National level.
PROGRAM
The International DOIT Team
16 Academic Institutions: 6 in Israel, 5 in Georgia and 5 in the EU countries.
4 NGOs: 1 in Israel, 2 in Georgia and 1 in Estonia.
6 Student Unions: 3 in Israel and 3 in Georgia
Working with 26 Institutions: 21 Official Members of DOIT with 5 additional
Groups
Israeli HEIs:• Gordon Academic College of Education• Sachnin Academic College • Kaye Academic College of Education • Interdisciplinary Center of Hertzilya• Sapir Academic College • Ben Gurion University of the Negev– Israeli NGO: Interfaith Encounter Association– Student Unions of GCE, SAC, IDC.
Quality of Consortium:
1. Ilia State University2. Tbilisi State University3. Sokhumi State University4. Telavi State University5. Samtskhe-Javakheti State Teaching College ( unified
Akhaltsikhe State Teaching University and Akhalkalaki Higher Educational Institution College)
6. Civic Development Institute7. Center for Civil Integration and Inter-Ethnic Relations8. Student unions of ISU, TELAVI, SJSTU
Georgian Partners
•University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
•Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom
•Birkbeck College, United Kingdom
•University of Education in Upper-Austria
•Hogeschool van Arnhem, The Netherlands
• Jaan Tonisson Institute, Estonia
European Partners
Sokhumi State University is in two working teams of DOIT:
SSU
Pedagogical Approaches that Promote Inter-Cultural-Ethnic
Understanding in the Classroom
Culturally Specific
Materials for Georgia
• Georgian group - culturally specific materials for Georgia developed several syllabi in the Georgian
language, on the base of integration of these syllabi a common syllabus was developed in Georgian and
English languages "Multiethnic and Multicultural Georgia”.
Abkhazia -Multiethnic/multicultural region of Georgia
Shida Kartli - Multiethnic/multicultural region of Georgia
Ethnic composition of modern Georgia
In the second working team - Pedagogical Approaches that Promote Inter-Cultural-Ethnic Understanding in the classroom - Sokhumi team has developed two syllabi.
Active citizenship
Tamar Shinjiashvili, Rusudan Pipia
Perception of Culture and Identity Lia Akhaladze, Tamar Jojua
The both syllabi are created on the basis of the James Bank’s five dimensions:
Content Integration
The Knowledge
Construction Process
An Empowering School Culture
and Social Structure
Prejudice Reduction
An Equity Pedagogy
SSU integrated 3 courses in Multicultural Education in one BA
course and two MA programs.
The programs aim at introducing students to multicultural education theory and practice and strengthen intercultural competences.
BA program has successfully passed an educational program
accreditation and will be implemented in
2013-14 at the Faculty of Education
The Influence of DOIT on educational programs of SSU
Multicultural Education
Intercultural Education
Teacher Education (primary level)
The Influence of DOIT at SSU is also on Master Level
Course: Intercultural
Relations
Teaching methodology of
HistoryHistory
The course "Intercultural Relations in Abkhazia: History and Modernity" is designed to introduce MA students to historical basics and modern situation of
intercultural relations in one of the historical regions of Georgia - in Abkhazia.
The curriculum reform that promotes multicultural education on the Master level has passed the
authorization process at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
In addition, SSU will be implementing a new program (“minor specialization”) at the bachelor
degree level for educational science on Intercultural Relations" .
This program is being developed by DOIT’s SSU team and Quality Assurance Department at SSU.
In Summary, the Curriculum Reform that will occur at SSU will include the following course from
DOIT’s program:
• Intercultural Education• Children’s Rights in and Through Education• Multiethnic and Multicultural Georgia• Culture and Identity• Active Citizenship• Communication and Social Media• Pedagogical Approaches for intercultural teacher and so on.
In addition DOIT has promoted joint research of the SSU team:
The Challenges and Prospects of the EU grant project DOIT- Lia Akhaladze, Tamar Shinjiashvili, Nino Chiabrishvili, David Malazonia, Marine Khubua
Holistic Approach to Multicultural Education- Nino Chiabrishvili, David Malazonia, Tamar Shinjiashvili, Lia Akhaladze
The Influence of a Tempus Project DOIT on University Research and Development - Lia Akhaladze, Rhonda Sofer, Tamar Jojua, Tamar Shinjiashvili, Rusudan Pipia
As we see, DOIT-'s influence on our university research and development is actual and relevant.
We are sure that future effective collaboration with our European and Israeli counterparts will further
promote DOIT's goals as well as lead to other collaborative projects.
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• At this stage of implementation of our project, (8 months have passed), we can say for sure - YES, DOIT has had a positive and successful influence
on research and development of our university curriculum!
Thank you for Attention!