Program
0900–0915: Opening and get-to-know-you round
0915–1000: Ólafur Páll Jónsson. Title of presentation: New Imaginary: Education for sustaining hope
1000-1030: Questions and discussion
1030–1100: Break
1100–1200: Paper session 1
1200-1230: Lunch
1230–1330: Paper session 2
1330–1400: Summary and conclusion
Background and purpose
This fellowship webinar brings together PhD candidates in the field of sustainability, pedagogy and didactics who want to discuss each other's research projects together with researchers in the field. We have a broad understanding of the field. Projects can be institutionally rooted in kindergartens, basic education or higher education, but also projects that target other learning arenas or discuss pedagogical-philosophical issues. The event is a collaboration between the Centre for Collaborative Learning for Sustainable Development (CCL), at the University of Inland Norway and the National Research Network for Sustainability and Education (NABU). An invitation to PhD students to submit a paper is sent out to the Nordic network, and NABU is responsible for contacting researchers who want to comment on submitted contributions. In this way, the webinar will be a meeting place not only for PhD students, but also for experienced researchers from the Nordic countries. The webinar is simply structured. After an introductory getting-to-know-you session, Professor Ólafur Páll Jónsson from Iceland will give his talk on global citizenship. Participants will then be divided into groups where their submitted papers will be commented on and discussed by other fellows and experienced researchers.
About the presentation
New Imaginary: Education for sustaining hope
In my talk I will talk about the relationship between hope and education with a special emphasis on sustainability education. Although the present may seem deterministic and grim, education must be about finding hope and finding ways to sustain hope. But this must be grounded in the reality we live in and in our perceptions of the futures that we can imagine.
Who can participate?
PhD students enrolled in a PhD programme in the Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway) who are working on a project related to education and sustainability can participate and submit a paper.
Registration and paper submission
The deadline for registration is 4 April.
You can register by filling in this online form.
The deadline for paper submission is 2. mai
What can be a paper?
In this context, a paper can be anything from a project description (early in a PhD project) to a draft article or a draft chapter (monograph). It can also be an extract from an abstract for an article-based thesis. At the beginning of the paper, the research fellow must provide a brief description of the PhD project's topic and problem (approx. 200 words). The scope of the paper should be such that it is possible to consider and discuss it. We have therefore set a limit of between 3,000 and 10,000 words, plus a list of references. All papers will be made available to the other participants.
What about language?
This webinar is primarily aimed at research fellows in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, but research fellows in Finland and Iceland can also participate. Ólafur will give his presentation in English. In the groups, participants can use English or Scandinavian. They will be divided into groups by language. Papers can be delivered in a Scandinavian language or in English.
About NABU and CCL
The Centre for Collaborative Learning for Sustainable Development (CCL) is a research and learning centre. The Centre is awarded the UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Lifestyles. The centre is led by Robert James Didham. NABU (National Research Network for Sustainability and Education) started up in 2019 and brings together teachers and researchers at Norwegian universities and university colleges with an interest in sustainability as a challenge for pedagogy and didactics. The board consists of Kari Beate Remmen (chair), Line Sanne, Mette Nordby, Mona Kvivesen, Nina Goga, Anneli Ott, Anne Bergliot Øyehaug, Roger Bakken, and Per Esben Svelstad.