South-North partnerships: A possible pathway toward democracy promoting education?
This webinar, based on empirical studies of South-North school partnerships, examines the conditions that promote and hinder cooperative, sustainable collaboration.
South-North partnerships: A possible pathway toward democracy promoting education?
15 Apr 2026, 12:00 – 13:30
To be truly effective, education that promotes democracy has to be rooted in an understanding of globality, integrating social justice at a conceptual level. With this framework, the webinar aims to reflect on and conceptualise conditions for effective South-North school partnerships.
Building on empirical data (interviews with school leaders and teachers in sub-Sahara Africa), the speakers will examine conducive and obstructive conditions for the co-operative and sustainable design of South-North school partnerships that enhance democratic attitudes.
Special emphasis will be placed on exploring digitality as a global context; as a challenge, and as an opportunity for global interaction. The session gives empirical insights and practical ideas.
Speakers
- Annette Scheunpflug (Otto-Friedrich-University, Bamberg, Germany)
- Onja Tiana Raharijaona (Teacher Educator, Madagascar)
- Susanne Timm (Otto-Friedrich-University, Bamberg, Germany)
Related links
- DERC seminar series
- Development Education Research Centre
- Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
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Further information
Ticketing
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Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
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