Innovative Seminar “Evaluation of Educational Space”

Announcement:

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Date:

27-29 August, 2014

Location:

Recreation Complex “Hart” of the Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University (Volynska Oblast’ (Region), Lake Svityaz’).

The Idea:

To initiate the formation of evaluation culture in Ukraine as the factor in determining the value of scientific and educational programs and projects, which are offered for realization in Ukraine, as well as explication of the evaluation’s role in democratization of the scientific space of Ukraine.

Founders:

  • Center for Evaluation of Scientific-Educational and Social Programs (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University (Lutsk, Ukraine)
  • Institute for Sociology, Psychology and Social Communications of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (Kyiv, Ukraine)

In cooperation with:

  • International research group “Jagiellonian Cultural Studies (Kraków, Poland)”.
  • Collegium Civitas (Warsaw, Poland)
  • Polish Evaluation Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Ewaluacyjne) (Warsaw, Poland)
  • Honorary Professor of Public Relations and Communication Moritz Hunzinger (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Mobilizers:

  • Volodymyr Yevtukh – Corresponding member of National Academy of Sciencies of Ukraine
  • Igor Kotsan – Doctor of Biological Sciences (Ukraine)
  • Volodymyr Kryachko – PhD in Sociology (Ukraine)
  • Sylwia Jaskuła – Doctor of Pedagogy (Poland)

 PROGRAM:

27.08.14, Wednesday – participants’ arrival

18.00 – participants’ acquaintance, thematic express-discussion, friendly contacts

28.08.14, Thursday

9.00 – breakfast

10.00 – greetings: Volodymyr Yevtukh, Igor Kotsan

 Key speakers:

Leszek Korporowicz: Values of Evaluation (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)

Moritz Hunzinger: Entry Level and Graduate jobs in Europe – Chances to grow in every sense of the word: professionally, personally and intellectually (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Infoblock:

Mariya Sachok (Kharkiv, Ukraine): The Modern Theories of Evaluation: Are They Useful for Ukrainian Society?

Nataliya Kovalisko, Doctor of Sociology (Lviv, Ukraine): Validity of Master Programs of Ukrainian Universities in the Context of European Education. Case Study – Sociology

Lyudmyla Savenkova (Kyiv, Ukraine): Instrumental Resources of Evaluation: Electronic Systems

Free discussion

14.00 – 16.00 – Dinner hours

 Presentations (16.00):

  • Presentation of the Center for Evaluation of Scientific-Educational and Social Programs
  • Presentation of the Concept of the Journal “Evaluation”
  • Presentation of the Scientific-Educational Project (Ethnoencyclopedia + Contextual Textbook + Ethnosociological School)
  • Presentation of the Master’s Degree Programme of Tertiary and Adult Education (the University of Latvia / the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University)
  • Presentation of the “Open Air” Lecture

Evening meeting:

  • Declaration
  • Handing of the certificates
  • Awards
  • Friendly communication

29.08.14, Friday

9.00 – breakfast

Free time

12.00 – participants’ departure

Languages: Ukrainian, English

Group of project support:

prof. Svitlana Gavrylyuk (Lutsk, Ukraine); tel.: +38 (0332) 720126

prof. Anatoliy Tsyos’ (Lutsk, Ukraine); tel.: +38 (0332) 720125

Oleksandr Korotych (Kyiv, Ukraine); mob.: +38 (066) 915 10 03

Juliya Syusel (Kyiv, Ukraine); mob.: +38 (097) 800 95 42

Anna Yuriyeva (Kyiv, Ukraine); tel.: +38 (044) 239 30 22

Logistics group (Svityaz’ lake):

associate prof. Vasyl Podlyashanyk (Lutsk, Ukraine); mob.: +38 (050) 430 77 30

Anatoliy Yanchuk (Svityaz, Ukraine); mob.: +38 (066) 074 11 35

Suggestions:

Volodymyr Kryachko – e-mail: volodymyr.kryachko@gmail.com

Anna Yuriyeva – e-mail: uranna@ukr.net

Centre for the Evaluation of Scientific-Educational and Social Programs starts a series of seminars on evaluation

27-29 August 2014 at the lake Svityaz (Shatski Ozera (Lakes), Volynska Oblast (Region)) in cooperation with the Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, the Institute for Sociology, Psychology and Social Communications of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University starts the first seminar “Evaluation of Educational Space”. The seminar will bring together the leading Ukrainian and foreign scientists, as well as evaluation experts, leaders of educational NGOs, entrepreneurs, journalists, educational innovators, who aspire to:

  • form the evaluation culture in Ukraine
  • improve the efficiency of Ukrainian education through the implementation of innovative information and resource technologies
  • applicate of new educational approaches and platforms
  • develop the evaluation tools for assessment of the quality of education and professional support of social programs
  • promote the education through the Internet
  • create new effective integrative education networks (systems).

On the seminar the well-known Polish expert on evaluation, doctor of Sociological Sciences, professor of the Jagiellonian University Leszek Korporowicz will take the floor. Also the idea of the first in Ukraine scientific journal “Evaluation”, the content of which will contain the information about practical experience and effective tools of evaluation in the foreign and Ukrainian scientific space will be presented.

The speakers, experts, partners, media and bloggers, as well as all interested in the work of the seminar may join.

About the organizers:

Center for Evaluation of Scientific, Educational and Social Programs was established in 2008 as non-governmental organization (NGO) of specialists in the field of social sciences and administration. Details on the web-site www.evaluation.org.ua

The Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University is located in Lutsk. It was founded in 1940. More information: www.eenu.edu.ua

Institute for Sociology, Psychology and Social Communications of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University is functioning from 2007. Details: www.ispu.npu.edu.ua

Contacts:

Papers and participation, partnership and sponsorship – Volodymyr Yevtukh

yevtukh@ukr.net
+380 67 466 78 53

Information for media – Volodymyr Kryachko

volodymyr.kryachko@gmail.com
+380 98 071 58 59

Call for papers: Evaluation Review

Chairman of the Board of the Center for Evaluation professor Volodymyr Yevtukh received the open to all interested proposition to publish the paper in the Journal “Evaluation Review”.

Evaluation Review is an interdisciplinary forum for social science researchers, planners, and policy makers who develop, implement, and utilize studies designed to improve the human condition. Consistently highly ranked and cited, Evaluation Review brings together the latest applied evaluation methods used in a wide range of disciplines. It presents the latest quantitative and qualitative methodological developments, as well as related applied research issues.

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