ASU scholars to play prominent role at 2024 CIES
The Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) is the largest and oldest of 47 comparative and international education societies around the world. Its more than 4,000 individual members — researchers, analysts, practitioners, and students — represent over 1,000 universities, research institutes, government departments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral agencies across the globe.
The 2024 Annual Meeting takes place March 10 - 14 in Miami. It features participants representing Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and the wider ASU community who are dedicated to advancing education research.
CIES Annual Conference: ASU Related Sessions
Pedagogies and the Art(s) of Protest: Mobilizing for Ecological Justice
Wed, March 6, 12:45 to 2:15pm, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Room 112
Sub Unit: Environmental and Sustainability Education SIG
Chair: Iveta Silova, Arizona State University
Individual Presentations:
- Cli-fi in the Classroom: Imagining Education Futures after the Anthropocene
- Carrie Karsgaard, Iveta Silova, Esther Pretti, & Janna Goebel
- Weather watchers: Reconfiguring relationships between children and the earth
- Ann Nielsen, Iveta Silova, Carrie Karsgaard, Marina Basu, Keti Tsotniashvili, Andrea Weinberg
- Illuminating Alternative Imaginaries for Educational Futures: The Power of Crowd-sourced Art.
- Marina Basu, Ann Nielsen, Carrie Karsgaard, Iveta Silova
Discussant: Hugh McLean, NORRAG
Relational Approaches to Prefiguring Learning Futures
Wed, March 6, 11:00am to 12:30pm, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Room 112
Sub Unit: Environmental and Sustainability Education SIG
Individual Presentations:
- Turn it Around! Socially Engaged Youth Art for Education Futures
- Esther Pretti, Ann Nielsen, Iveta Silova, Dilraba Anayatova, Elizabeth Quigley
- Education in the Anthropocene: Transforming Online Learning Through Place-Based Education
- Janna Goebel, Carrie Karsgaard, Esther Pretti, Iveta Silova
Primary Teacher Preparation: Higher Education Partnership - Morocco
Wed, March 13, 9:45 to 11:15am, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Lobby Level, Riverfront South
Sub Unit: Teacher Education and the Teaching Profession SIG
Authors: Wendy Peia Oakes, Tanya Pinkerton, Alexander Kurz, Nicole L Thompson, Setrag Hovsepian, Arizona State University, and Abdessamad Fatmi, Higher Education Partnership - Morocco (HEP-M)
Policy, Governance of Education Systems
Wed, March 13, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Tuttle Center
Sub Unit: Educational Improvement SIG
Chair: Alexander Kurz, Arizona State University
Individual Presentations:
- Strengthing Faculty Social Networks for Advocacy in Teacher Preparation
- Alexander Kurz, Wendy Oakes, Tanya Pinkerton, Nicole Thompson
Education Utopias and Social Change
Thu, March 7, 6:00 to 7:30pm, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Room 109
Sub Unit: General Pool
Chair: Jacqueline Hackl, University of Vienna
Individual Presentations:
- Reasons for e-Learning opposition: Listening to the voices of those who resist
- Kim Welch, Hang Bich Duong, Ann Nielsen, Clifford Daniel Olemo, Iveta Silova, Pauline Mbesa Wambua, Kevin Otieno Akumu
Highlighted Session: The Afrikan Higher Education Landscape
Wed, March 13, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Miami Lecture hall
Sub Unit: Africa SIG
Chair: Jacob Oppong Nkansah, Lingnan University
Individual Presentations:
- An Overview of Higher Education Linkages and the Ethiopian Labor Market
- Abebaw Yirga Adamu, Molly Ott, Meseret F. Hailu, Yeabsira Bogale Bishaw
Playing with Policies: Creating Awareness and Encouraging Dialogue on Refugee Education through a Board Game
Sun, March 10, 9:30am to 12:30pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Gautier
Sub Unit: Pre-conference Workshops, Book launches, and Visual Art Exhibits / Pre-Conference Workshop
Chair: Adnan Turan, Arizona State University
Highlighted Session: Reimagining Monitoring and Evaluation in Dynamic Educational Settings
Tue, March 12, 4:45 to 6:15pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Gardenia A+B
Sub Unit: Monitoring and Evaluation SIG
Chair: Prince K. Kwarase, Arizona State University
Individual Presentations:
- The Power of Involving Project Participants as Co-Researchers: The Case of an e-Learning Initiative Project in Eight African Institutions
- Prince K. Kwarase, Pauline Mbesa Wambua, Clifford Daniel Olemo, Kevin Otieno Akumu
Does Education Matter for Climate Action? Assessing the Evidence and Harnessing Youth Potential for Impact
Wed, March 13, 4:45 to 6:15pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Azalea B
Sub Unit: General Pool
Chair: Priyadarshani Joshi, UNESCO
Discussants: Setrag Hovsepian, Arizona State University, Dilaraba Anayatova, Arizona State University, Radhika Iyengar, Columbia University - Earth Institute, Noam Angrist, Youth Impact; What Works Hub for Global Education, University of Oxford.
Beyond Borders: Exploring Civic Engagement through Comprehensive Data
Mon, March 11, 8:00 to 9:30am, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Foster 2
Sub Unit: Citizenship and Democratic Education SIG
Chair: Tara Lynn Bartlett, Technion Arizona State University
Individual Presentations:
- A Systematic Review of U.S. K12 Education Standards for Global Citizenship Education: Content, Pedagogy, and Implications
- Tara Lynn Bartlett
Sustainability Praxis: Teacher Innovations and Professional Development
Wed, March 6, 4:15 to 5:45pm, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Room 101
Sub Unit: Environmental and Sustainability Education SIG
Chair: Mustafa Öztürk, Boğaziçi University
Individual Presentations:
- Creativity in sustainability: A place-based and arts-based approach to professional development
- Esther Pretti
Ensuring Equitable and Quality Education and Assessment
Wed, March 6, 12:45 to 2:15pm, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Room 103
Sub Unit: Teacher Education and the Teaching Profession SIG
Chair: Hala Mreiwed, King’s University College at Western
Individual Presentations:
- Ensuring Sustainable Quality Education in Mathematics for All: The Role of Teachers' Assessment Knowledge
- Maria Teresa Tatto
Global Citizenship Education, Solidarity, and Youth Activism in Turbulent Times: Complementary Perspectives
Tue, March 12, 4:45 to 6:15pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Orchid C
Sub Unit: Globalization & Education SIG
Chair: Simona Szakács-Behling, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Miri Yemini, Technion.
Individual Presentations:
- Exploring youth activism through a comprehensive systematic literature review
- Tanya Khavenson, Alla Stremovskaya, Carla Inguaggiato, Martyna Maria Elerian, Simon Eten, Vanessa R. Sperduti, Tara Lynn Bartlett, Maria Leybenson
Highlighted Session: Decolonising Development in Education: Rethinking, Reframing and Reimagining Possibilities
Wed, March 13, 6:30 to 8:00pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Tuttle South
Sub Unit: Globalization & Education SIG
Chair: Moira V Faul, NORRAG, Geneva Graduate Institute
Individual Presentations:
- Unlearning development
- Iveta Silova
Highlighted Session: Russian Language Immersion Programs: Protesting the Conflict in Ukraine and the Response to Calls for Decolonization
Mon, March 11, 8:00 to 9:30am, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Fourth Level, Flamingo
Sub Unit: Eurasia SIG
Chair: Dana Sapatoru, Department of Education
Discussants: Lynda Park, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, James M Edmonds, Arizona State University, Melikian Center, Graham Hettlinger, American Councils for international Education
Protest, Activism and Education
Mon, March 11, 6:30 to 8:00pm, Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Tuttle Prefunction
Sub Unit: General Pool
Chair: Britt-Marie Zeidler, UW-Madison
Individual Presentations: