WE-ASC 2011 - The WE-ASC Education Congress (WORLD EDUCATION ? ARTS, SCIENCES and the evolving education “CULTURE”)

WE-ASC
Evolving Culture in Education

The WE-ASC Education Congress

(WORLD EDUCATION ? ARTS, SCIENCES and the evolving education “CULTURE”)
12th ? 15th January 2011, New Delhi, India
www.we-asc.org; www.shrutifoundation.org

Organised by SHRUTI FOUNDATION
In collaboration with ICCR, British Council, Intach
Convener: Lady Shruti Rana

The World Education Congress WE-ASC 2011 adopts a two-pronged approach:
1) To examine, evaluate and influence the evolving culture of education and education design by refocusing and reengineering educational pedagogy as well as educational and cultural policy, with the ultimate objective of deep systemic change.
2) To revisit representation, application and infusion of cultural knowledge and cultural dissemination systems in modern education, and indeed their symbiotic relations in the development of practical solutions for training and application, sustainable development as well as individual and collective human empowerment.

The WE-ASC Congress series revisits educational philosophy, methodology and content development and draws special attention to course and curriculum development as well as evaluation and accreditation systems in primary, secondary and in particular, higher education. It further explores how education can help develop mental, emotional and physical skills to help facilitate personal excellence as well as psychological and socio-economic wellbeing as well as evolving integral and holistic attitudes and formats in education pedagogy, in the challenging times the world faces today.

WE-ASC also explores sensory, artistic, scientific, psychological, cultural and spiritual approaches for imparting education and transmission of knowledge. The movement examines modern as well as traditional knowledge systems, literate and non-literate, within both tangible and intangible systems and formats. It seeks to evolve fresh formats in skills training with traditional and modern knowledge for socio- economic empowerment and sustainable development. It focuses on cultural connections and participatory research in arts and the evolving culture of education, through arts and artistic sciences in education as well as health-care.

Finally, WE-ASC 2011 will work towards conclusions and resolutions on collaborations, ethics, evaluation and accreditation in Education and Cultural knowledge systems, which will be drafted by the concluding day of the Congress for follow up with research and policy making institutions, educational institutions and government bodies internationally. The participants will include educators and educationists, parliamentarians and other government representatives, artists and cultural institutions, thinkers, policy makers, and administrators with special inputs by youth and women from various countries and cultures.

? The first WE-ASC Congress, January 2011, New Delhi, India will focus more on Indic and Eastern Systems, while also learning from other parts of the world.
? The 2nd WE-ASC Congress will be in the United Kingdom in 2012, focusing more on UK, Europe and other western countries with comparative inputs from other parts of the world.
? The third and subsequent congress venues and dates are to be decided.

Venues for WE-ASC January 2011:
Inaugural session, January 12th: Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi
Academic/Cultural sessions, January 13th-14th: India Habitat Centre.
Closing Day, January 15th: The British Council, New Delhi

Elements of the WE-ASC Congress 2011
? Special Plenary Sessions with Parliamentarians and Education Institutional heads.
? Academic sessions with Talks and Lec-Dems
? Thematic Exhibitions
? Artistic Performances
? Workshops (pre, post and during congress)
? Education and Art products exhibition and sale
? Art and crafts Education- Master craftsmen teaching/demonstrating their skills.
? Networking group tables with different themes: we will create breakout sessions for interactions between individuals with common purpose, and allow teams to collaborate.
? Reports and feedback from working groups will be taken at the end of the Congress
? Congress resolutions will be drafted for follow up with government bodies and institutions worldwide.

Discussion Themes for WE-ASC 2011
1. The Evolution of Educational Psychology and Education Culture.
2. Cultural inclusions and influences in Education
3. Education Systems and Forms through History
4. Education and Awareness through the Arts- Media, Music, Design, Fine Arts and other Artistic technologies.
5. Training of Skills and Sustainable development
6. Training of Educators and Educational Pedagogy
7. Education and disadvantaged groups
8. Gender issues in Education
9. Wellness and Health-Care education in and through the Arts
10. Education and Entrepreneurial attitude
11. Education and Character development
12. Traditional Knowledge Systems and their contemporary relevance
13. Education in Design
14. Spirituality and Wisdom in Education
15. Religious influences in Education
16. Education and the Internet
17. Multi-Levelled Transformation and Learning in Education
18. New paradigms and models for Education
19. Curriculum and Course development.
20. Forms and Systems of Evaluation and Accreditation
21. Educational Accreditation of the Arts.

Contact:
we.asc.congress-AT-gmail.com; Sanjay Goel: secretary.ladyrana-AT-gmail.com,
Lady Shruti Rana (personal): lady.shruti.rana-AT-gmail.com