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Workshop: Incorporating Diversity in Public Administration Higher Education
September 25, 2008
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 3-7 November 2008
Extended Deadline for Applications: 25 September 2008
Applications should be submitted by email (see Related Files).
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Co-organizers
Center for Policy Studies (CRC) - Central European University
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) - Open Society Institute
Curriculum Resource Center (CPS) - Central European University
Overview
Ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender and other forms of diversity are central issues for public administration. However, contemporary public administration education rarely relates diversity to public administration, and often, public administrators lack the awareness and skills to integrate diversity into their work effectively. By incorporating diversity into the curriculum of university departments, schools and institutes of public administration can build public administrators’ awareness and skills in managing diverse communities.
This CRC workshop will bring together educators from a range of social, political, and economic contexts and institutions. Participants will: get to a better understanding of the principles that link diversity and public administration; enhance their knowledge and skills so as to incorporate diversity into their curriculum effectively; and clarify how public administration education/institutions can be a model of good diversity management. The workshop offers an opportunity for teachers in higher education to discuss and develop their courses and generate ideas for future cooperation.
The workshop is designed for teachers of public policy and public administration. This is the second workshop on this theme organized jointly by the Curriculum Resource Center, Center for Policy Studies, and international experts and partners of the Managing Multiethnic Communities Program of Local Government Initiative/Open Society Institute. For information on the previous session, visit: http://lgi.osi.hu/documents.php?id=1991
About Topical Issues in Curriculum Development Workshops
These sessions are expected to cover topical issues of particular importance to the development of higher education in the region, in all areas related to curriculum development. Organized by the Curriculum Resource Center office in co-operation with a wide range of strategic partners, these sessions address current trends in curriculum development, degree structures and particular or special interest issues. These sessions could be directed at a particular group of academics or focus on a target region or institution(s).
Application Procedures
All CRC Applicants must:
- Be university teachers and/ or professionals (who teach part-time) in the Social Sciences and Humanities from the region (non EU countries) who are preparing to revise or develop their courses;
- Have sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to participate in discussions and use resource materials;
- Submit an application with all accompanying required documents as stated on the CRC application form.
Important Note: There are many approaches to the public management of diversity. This workshop will include a session during which experienced lecturers and participants will present and discuss the theoretical frameworks and approaches that underpin their courses. As a preparation for this session, we ask applicants to submit a one-page description of their approach to diversity, as it relates to their course design. Applicants may refer to specific authors, works, theories, or broad approaches with which they are familiar. This short description should be attached to the application package when submitted to the CRC.
Curriculum Resource Session application forms can be found on the side bar of this page or on CRC page:
http://web.ceu.hu/crc/crc_visit_appl.html
Costs
All costs related to transportation and accommodation during the sessions will be covered by the CRC.
Contact Information
Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) / Central European University
Nador utca 9, H -1051 Budapest, Hungary;
Tel: ++ (36 - 1) 327 3189 or 327 3000;
Fax: ++ (36 -1) 327 3190
E-mail: crc@ceu.hu
WWW address: http://www.ceu.hu/crc/
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative
Meghan Simpson at lgiresearch@osi.hu
Non-Discrimination Policy
Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of – including, but not limited to – race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender or sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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