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Prof.
Robert Jackson |
Professor
Robert Jackson (UK): Bob Jackson is a well known speaker
on the European RE circuit and has led or been involved with a
number of major initiatives within the European field. Robert
(Bob) Jackson is Director of WRERU, and is a leading figure in
international debates about religions and education in Europe
and beyond. He is currently contributing to a Council of Europe
project on religious diversity as a dimension of intercultural
education, to the Oslo Coalition's project on education for freedom
of religion or belief and to an EC Framework 6 project on religious
education, dialogue and conflict, involving 10 European Universities
(REDCo).
His
book Rethinking Religious Education and Plurality: Issues
in Diversity and Pedagogy (2004) was selected by the
American Academy of Religion for discussion at its conference
in San Antonio, Texas. Bob Jackson was recently awarded a
higher doctorate (DLitt) by the University of Wales for his
contribution to international research in religions and education.
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Pauliina
Parhiala |
Pauliina
Parhiala (FIN): is Director of International Co-operation
at FinnChurchAid, one of Finland's largest development and humanitarian
NGOs. At FinnChurchAid she heads work on development co-operation,
humanitarian relief, peace and ecumenical relations. Prior joining
FCA she was worked, among other things, as Executive Director
at Crisis Management Initiative, a track two diplomatic endeavour
specialised at developing the capacity of international community
to respond to the challenges of crisis and at offering services
of peace mediation. Former President of European Youth Forum and
VicePresident of European Peacebuilding Liaison Office. Teacher
by training and civic worker by heart Pauliina Arola is a mother
of little girl and has devoted her free time to poverty reduction
and enhancement of the agenda of empowerment in Finland as a Chairperson
of the Finnish Federation of Settlements. |
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Peter
Schreiner |
Peter
Schreiner (Germany): Will offered us a challenge to take
from the conference and work in our individual countries. Peter
is an educational researcher at the Comenius-Institut [A Protestant
Centre for Research and Development in Education]. There he takes
part in activities and projects in intercultural and interreligious
learning, holistic education, citizenship and European oriented
education. He is president of the Intereuropean Commission on
Church and School [ICCS], an expert consultant to the Council
of Europe on intercultural education and the religious dimension.
He is involved in a research project about Europeanisation and
citizenship as horizons of education activities from a Protestant
perspective. |
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David
Francis |
David
Francis (UK): Will be the conference rapporteur. He offered
us his thoughts on the conference as a whole and on the ways in
which the conference affected him in particular. Dave Francis
is the Associate Adviser for Religious Education in Somerset and
North Somerset and is currently working for the National Association
of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE)
as lead Religious Education officer for the new secondary curriculum
in England. He is a former Chair of the Association of Religious
Education Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants (AREIAC)
an organisation for those involved in offering support for RE
teachers in the classroom. He
runs two websites: Better RE (http://betterre.reonline.org.uk/)
and Awareness, Mystery and Value (http://www.mayfly.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/). |
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