1999 Global Studies Summer
Institute
In the Shadow of the First World:
Teaching About International Development Issues |
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Institute Schedule
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Monday, August 2nd
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8:30-9:30 AM
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Registration/Continental Breakfast
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9:30-10:30 AM
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Opening Remarks/Discussion
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10:45-12:00 PM
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"International Development at the Turn of the Century"
Dr. George Axinn
Michigan State University
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12:00-12:45 PM
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Lunch
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1:00-2:15 PM
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"The Transition to Democracy in Developing Nations"
Dr. Howard Handelman
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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2:15-2:30 PM
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Break
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2:30-3:15 PM
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"Development and the General Demography of Africa" (Part I)
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
University of Pennsylvania
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3:15-3:30 PM
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Break
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3:30-4:15 PM
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"Development and the General Demography of Africa" (Part II)
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
University of Pennsylvania
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4:15-4:30 PM
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Break
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4:30-5:45 PM
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"Making Global Connections with the Wisconsin State Standards"
Madeline Uranek
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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6:00-8:00 PM
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Reception and Dinner
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Tuesday, August 3rd
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8:00-8:45 AM
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:30 AM
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"The Role of the United Nations
Development Program in
International Development" (live videoconference)
Mr. Terry McKinley
United Nations Development Program
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10:45-12:15 PM
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"The Internet and International
Development"
Golda Meir Library
Room E159
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12:30-1:15 PM
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Lunch
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1:30-3:15 PM
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Film: "The People Bomb"
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3:15-3:30 PM
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Break
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3:30-4:30 PM
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"Practical Approaches to Teaching about Population Issues"
Mr. Ed Nelson
Social Studies Teacher
Vincent High School
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4:30-4:45 PM
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Break
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4:45-5:45 PM
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Individual Enrichment Session
Reflection/Discussion
Resource Identification
Curriculum Development
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6:00-6:45 PM
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Dinner
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7:00-9:00 PM
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Film: "Facing the Truth with Bill Moyers: The Truth
and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa"
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Wednesday, August 4th
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8:00-8:45 AM
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:30 AM
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"Human Rights in South Africa:
The Transition from Apartheid"
(live videoconference)
Dr. Tom Lodge
University of Witwatersrand, South
Africa
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11:00-12:15 PM
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"Is Development a Human Right?"
Dr. Larry LeBlanc
Marquette University
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12:15-1:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:15-2:30 PM
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"Is the Government of China an Enemy of Democracy
and Human Rights?"
Dr. Ed Friedman
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2:30-2:45 PM
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Break
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2:45-4:00 PM
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"Sierra Leone: Where Human Rights Abuses Deter Development"
Mr. Tom Cauuray
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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4:00-4:15 PM
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Break
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4:15-5:30 PM
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"Women's Work: Central to the Global Economy"
Dr. Kathleen Staudt
University of Texas-El Paso
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6:30 PM
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Dinner at the African Hut Restaurant (1107 Old World Third Street)
Carpool to the restaurant
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Thursday, August 5th
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8:00-8:45 AM
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:15 AM
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"The Environment and Development in Latin America"
Dr. Nancy Forster
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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10:15-10:30 AM
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Break
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10:30-11:30 AM
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"Practical Approaches to Teaching About Development in
Latin America"
Ms. Jeri Pearson
Spanish Teacher
Solon Springs High School
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11:30-12:30 PM
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Individual Enrichment Session
Reflection/Discussion
Resource Identification
Curriculum Development
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12:30-1:15 PM
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Lunch
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1:15-2:30 PM
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"The Pitfalls of Development: Asia's Environmental Quagmire"
Dr. Jack Williams
Michigan State University
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2:30-2:45 PM
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Break
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2:45-4:00 PM
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"The Environment and Development in Africa:
A Case Study from the Edge of the Sahara"
Dr. Jim Delehanty
University of
Wisconsin-Madison
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4:00-4:15 PM
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Break
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4:15-5:00 PM
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Group Discussion/Idea Sharing
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5:00-5:30 PM
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Evaluations/Schedule Follow-Up Session
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