CMEI Colloquium
Gutman Library, Harvard Graduate School of Education
September 16 2015

If you ever find yourself next to the switch for an out-of-control trolley that is hurtling toward people tied to the track, you can turn to moral philosophy for exquisitely detailed advice about what direction you should guide the trolley. If you ever find yourself in a classroom with out-of-control students who desperately need your guidance, however, moral philosophy is far more likely to leave you hanging. You're on your own. The same is true if...

CMEI Colloquium
Larsen Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
September 23, 2015

Human Capital Theory (HCT) has dominated thinking about the relationship between education and the labour...

CMEI Colloquium
Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
November 19, 2015

Sociopolitical development (SPD) refers to the processes by which an individual acquires the...

CMEI Dialogue
Larsen Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
February 4, 2016
 

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CMEI Colloquium
Gutman Conference Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education
February 17, 2017

... Read more about Schools, Courts, and Civic Participation: Enforcing the Constitutional Obligation to Prepare All Students to be Capable Citizens

CMEI Colloquium
Gutman Library, Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 9, 2016

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CMEI Colloquium 
Larsen Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 23, 2016

Education has been understood as a tool for the state to reinforce its national priorities and perceptions. Thus, in Israel/Palestine, school curriculums were criticized for delegitimizing and demonizing “the other”. In other cases of conflicted histories, the processes of rewriting educational curricula occurred years after the politics have been resolved. In this talk, Natalia Gutkowski considered how education can promote a greater understanding of “the other side” during a violent conflict and an occupation.... Read more about Peace Education During Violence: Exploring the Historical Narrative of the Other

CMEI Colloquium 
Larsen Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 31, 2016

The history of character education in the U.S. is long and convoluted, leading to many different "flavors" and many misconceptions. This presentation presented a model of character education that is primarily focused on positive, pro-social, and democratic development, providing both a rationale for this work and a circumscribed definition. It relied on research to identify common denominator parenting and pedagogical factors that effectively promote such...

CMEI Dialogue
Gutman Library, Harvard Graduate School of Education
April 21, 2016

... Read more about Social Media: Challenges for Change