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Unfortunately, the follwoing contributions have to be ommitted:
- Fostering Societal Inclusion - From Theory to Action in just a day! (Susanne Christ, Jonas Metzger), Thursday, 1:30 pm
- Immersive Education discussed against the backdrop of governance - a review of (neo)confuzian rituals (Claudia Maier-Höfer), Friday, 10:00 am
- Is there a culturally neutral best practice? (Claudia Maier-Höfer), Friday, 11:00 am
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Workshop
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt
Thursday, 01:30 - 05:00 pm
Room RI 1
Fostering Societal Inclusion - From Theory to Action in just a day!
Susanne Christ, Jonas Metzger
EHD, JLU Gießen / Germany
max. 15 participants
Registration via creatingspaces@eh-darmstadt.de
In this workshop, we design and plan an inclusive awareness campaign together. We want to show you how easily you can go from a good idea to a great project!
First, we would like to introduce you very briefly to some theoretical approaches to inclusion and exclusion. Then, after having decided on a specific topic that participants would like to
address (e.g., living with impairments, in a marginalised group), we will help you to brainstorm and develop your ideas for an awareness campaign (e.g., a social or artistic intervention, media
campaign). After that, you are equipped with the necessary project management skills to work on your campaign and pitching it to aid organisations. At the end of the workshop, you will present
your campaign to the other participants and you will receive feedback from experts - this could be the start of an exciting real-life project!
Poster-Presentation
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Thursday, 10:00 - 10:30 am
Accessible patient feedback
Birute Mockeviciene / Giedre Valunaite Oleskeviciene
Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
The presentation will analyze communication with patients, how to promote accessibility and respond to the patient
needs.
Poster-Presentation
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Friday, 12:30 am - 01:00 pm
The 'spirit of brotherhood' and solidaristic empowerment
Félicité Ngnintedem Espe Dongmo Ouanda
IDWM, Germany
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights evoked the spirit of brotherwood to be at the core of the dignity of human beings and equality. Yet, many people are lonely.
What is then the spirit of brotherwood? Has the world failed in uplifting the spirit of brotherwood? How is brotherwood felt when some to bed hungry, afraid, alienated, while others 'has eaten too much'?
It is clear that the policies governing the world are not guiding us in the spirit of brotherwood. I chose to deviate from this geopolitical and economic world order that is not resulting in
solidarity and giving space to the vulnerable and marginalized people to find solutions from an African cultural background: the spirit of Ubuntu - I am because you are!
Poster-Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Thursday, 2:00 - 02:30 pm
Human Dignity and Social Welfare: Socio-economic and Ethical-Theological Contextual Analysis and Models for Inclusion – The Case of Old Fadama in Greater Accra.
Andrew Shardow
Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ghana
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights evoked the spirit of brotherwood to be at the core of the dignity of human beings and equality. Yet, many people are lonely.
What is then the spirit of brotherwood? Has the world failed in uplifting the spirit of brotherwood? How is brotherwood felt when some to bed hungry, afraid, alienated, while others 'has eaten too much'?
It is clear that the policies governing the world are not guiding us in the spirit of brotherwood. I chose to deviate from this geopolitical and economic world order that is not resulting in
solidarity and giving space to the vulnerable and marginalized people to find solutions from an African cultural background: the spirit of Ubuntu - I am because you are!
Poster-Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 11:30 - 12:00 am
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and their imact on impoverished communities
Godwin Ampony
United Evangelical Mission, Germany
According to the (World Health Organization 2023) “Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they affect more than 1 billion people who live in impoverished communities”.
The major causes of the NTDs are linked to different Pathogens and Vectors which are found largely in tropical areas. The pathogens that are responsible for NTDs include bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and protozoa. These pathogens are present only in improvised areas such as poor sanitation, lack of portable drinking water, inadequate/poor housing condition, and poor farming conditions among others.
As the NTDs are noted to be causing lifelong health problem as well as the social and economic implications, the long delay in finding lasting root-cause solutions in preventing, eliminating, and eradicating those calls for an action.This action must be seen in the context of justice, freedom, safety and well-being of the over 1 billion people infected.
The research is being conducted using Systematic Review focusing on five of the UEM member churches countries in Africa. The expectation of the research is too situate the fight against NTDs into the heart of diaconic programmes in these countries and beyond.
Poster-Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Thursday, 01:30 - 02:00 pm
The ways of increasing school-family cooperation in the conditions of general inclusion
Nare Hovhannisyan
Vanadzor State University after H. Tumanyan, Armenia
In the conditions of general inclusion, it is essential to increase the school-family interaction, because by implementing inclusive education, the school faces new issues, including students and parents in school life, getting a full understanding of children and providing them with appropriate support. Our goal is to present the existing forms of school-family cooperation and propose a new one based on the research done, contributing to increase the efficiency of that cooperation in the context of general inclusion. Based on our research, we have identified a number of ways of cooperation that promotes school-family interaction.
Workshop
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 11:00 - 11:30 am
Cultural neutral best practice?!
Claudia Maier-Höfer
Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt
Kindergartens are also selected as the best worldwide. An international perspective of those who award the prize often obscures the specific cultural and socio-political dynamics.
What approach can we take to understand the award-winning Kindergarten Fuji-Kids in Japan? The architectural dynamics are groundbreaking.
For the discussion, an overview of the kindergarten will be prepared based on a visit and interviews with the management.
Seminar
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday,
Immersive education discussed against the backdrop of governance - a review of (neo-)confuzian rituals.
Claudia Maier-Höfer
Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt
The claim of educational sciences to broaden access to socio-political, cultural, religious and historically relevant questions and challenges via immersive technologies is examined against the backdrop of political dynamics of governance. Recognizing this context as relevant to framing technology in terms of its meaning within educational processes assumes an examination of ritual and its meaning.
The point of reference I wish to explore here is an Eastern philosophy that established itself as a philosophy of state. The deepened aisthetic-visual perception that is institutionalized in the context of a ritual or ritual-based art-making and reception refers to the reciprocity of governing and being governed.
The question needs to be discussed whether virtual and augmented reality, which is currently being set up, is merely entertainment, perceptual experience, or manipulation through recourse to affectivity to generate opinions and moods on socio-political issues, or whether these technologies, whatever design they enable, connect the subject to her: himself as an active person coming closer to her: himself in specific contexts.
Research-Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 08:30 - 09:00 am
From Proselytism to Dialectics: An Effort to Understand Mission and Dialogue in the Context of Indonesia.
Nofia Hudaya
Cipanas Theological Seminary, Indonesien
Traditionally, mission theology focused on saving souls and expanding the church, often neglecting other aspects like social transformation and dialogue with other religions. In the 1950s, as colonialism declined and independence movements rose, a new understanding emerged.
This new perspective emphasized a broader mission beyond the church and led to a shift from ecclesiocentrism to Missio Dei, where the mission extended beyond church boundaries. There has been criticism of exclusive missionary approaches and a growing need for interreligious dialogue in today's diverse world. Scholars argue that the church must relinquish claims of exclusive truth and engage in dialogue. This shift challenges the relationship between Christian mission and interreligious dialogue.
This presentation aims are to discuss the role of proselytism and dialectics in the context of Christian mission and interreligious dialogue in Indonesia, considering whether dialogue can replace traditional missions or if the two can coexist. The church must maintain its mission while engaging in dialogue to contribute to a harmonious society.
Workshop
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt
Room H101
FULLY BOOKED!
Performing: The socio-cultural matrix of today
Yelisaveta Babiak & Nataliia Oreshnikova
Akademie für Kultur und Kunst; Ukraine
max. 12 participants (fully booked)
Registration via creatingspaces@eh-darmstadt.de
Performing is a socio-cultural matrix of today. By creating different aesthetic forms, we open up a communicative space for different people. In this experimental workshop we provide the framework for self-development and new experiences with kommunication. You learn and try out different methods from the areas of dance, music and theater. The workshop is rounded off with a final reflection and collection of ideas for application.
Travel-Report
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Room RU 4
Presentation of the experiences from the delegation trip to Salatiga, Jawa, Indonesia
Marga Günther, Marina Metz; Gotlind Ulshöfer
Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany
The presentation of the experiences from the delegation trip to Salatiga, Jawa, Indonesia. The partner university, the program, our own experiences and reflections as well as the outlook for future cooperation will be presented.
Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 10:30 - 11:00 am
History & Goals of the HKBP AIDS Ministry's service
Deaconess Berlina Sibagariang
HKBP AIDS Ministry, Indonesia
Lecture
Virtual, via Zoom
To the Situation of Roma people in Greece
Participation of roma-children in preschool education.
Chrysoula Tsirmpa
University of Patras, Greece
Lecture
Virtual, via Zoom
Thursday, 12:00 - 12:30 am
Inequality in the experience of impairment/ disability:
A comparative study applying Sen & Nussbaum's Capability Approach
Prayathna Kowitz
Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Germany
The aim of this working paper is to examine the experience of impairment/ disability based on a study conducted in Mumbai, India. Based on semi-structured interviews conducted with two parents of children with Trisomy 21, this empirical study analyses how the experience of children with cognitive impairment varies based on economic background: specifically, that of children from wealthy versus working-poor background. Theoretically, this study applies Sen and Nussbaum's Capability Approach to conclude that outcomes for children with impairment/ disability is dependent on class-position, which strongly influences what children are able to be and do.
Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Thursday, 03:00 - 03:30 pm
Social Situation & Work of New World Foundation in Lavender Hills, Cape Town
Charmaine Slinger-Smith, Dr. Thelma Opplet,
New World Foundation, South Africa
Lecture
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 12:00 - 12:30 am
Theological College of Lanka's Solidarity with the Malaiyaha Makkal (Up Country Population) of Sri Lanka on the Celebration of 200 Years of their Arrival in the Country
Rev N Arulnathan
Theological College of Lanka Plimitatalawa / Sri Lanka
The Malaiyaha Makkal refers to Indian Tamil populations who were brought into the country to work on tea estates of the British that were ruling Sri Lanka in the mid 19th century. From their entry to the country till the modern day, this population accounting for almost 5 percent of the country has been under a form of exploitation and voicelessness resulting of no political or property ownership, limited health and education facilities and less opportunities in all spheres of life. The Church in Sri Lanka has been leading the march towards the 'dignified presence, respect and recognition of these populations through different programmes. The TCL as the intellectual and theological hub of the protestant Church in the country has also made its presence on this pilgrimage and this will be detailed in this lecture.
Lecture
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:00 am
Integrative Care for the Aged in Primary Health Care
Visminda Buelis Batoy / Karlo Gil Concepcion
Davao Medical School Foundation, Philippines
It is generally believed that frail older people often have needs for comprehensive health care. They are at high risk for developing additional functional decline. However, prompt diagnosis and treatment of sub-acute changes in health state, combined with adequate rehabilitation measures may prevent further functional decline and hospitalization.
Admittedly, there is a vacuum for knowledgeable carers particularly in the community setting. Thus, to address this actuality, it is proper to integrate it into the Related Learning Experience
(RLE) of nursing students and eventually graduate a more qualified nurse professionals. Nurse professionals who will be effective and efficient in caring and delivering the needs of this
particular group of clients.
Workshop
Virtual, via Zoom
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Friday, 11:00 - 12:30 am
Reporting about refugees in Czech Republic - their image on the Internet
Milena Öbrink Hobzová
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republik
max. 25 participants
Registration via creatingspaces@eh-darmstadt.de
The workshop will focus on comparing images of refugees on social media in the Czech Republic during the European Migration Crisis and at the beginning of the war in Ukraine. The students will learn about the history of migration in Czech Republic, and by using examples from the Czech internet, the students will learn to distinguish hoaxes.
Lecture
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 09:00 - 09:30 am
Project ICI: How to open spaces for internationalisation?
Jagoda Górecka
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Presentation on the on-going project Inclusive Comprehensive Internationalisation, which aims to enhance global learning opportunities for all students.
Our mission is to make international education experience more inclusive, especially for those who need special requirements or feel marginalized. During the presentation the idea of ICI will be presented, considering some practical sollutions and encouraging to an open discussion on inclusive internationalization strategies and good practices.
Topics will be: The chances and challenges for inclusion and diversity, the role of hidden curriculum, the opportunities of blended learning and online environment and the ways of approaching cross-boundary collaboration.
Film-Presentation
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 09:30 - 10:00 am
Progress the causes of marginalized groups or the environment via interaction of advocacy nonprofit organizations within the business ecosystem.
Maike A. Diepeveen
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
The interaction of advocacy nonprofit organizations with multinational companies may call to mind a David against Goliath situation. Unexpectedly however, some nonprofit endeavours towards business have lead to impactful change.
This film presentation will show examples of successful nonprofit activities that changed the way business operates, as well as their success factors. Analysis of a broad range of nonprofit-business interaction cases informed the Strategic Confrontation and Collaboration Model (SCCIM).
SCCIM maps how nonprofit
organizations may strategically act within the business ecosphere to promote their cause implementation programmes.
For further information, please refer to the full article under https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640231203629
Lecture
Virtual, via Zoom
Thursday, 11:30 - 12:00 am
Socially engaged arts from the pedagogy students' perspective
Michalina Kasprzak / Katarzyna Forecka-Waśko
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
The main aim of the speech is to present the academic students' perspective (and their works) of Socially Engaged Arts (SEA).
The course Creative Arts for Social Inclusion (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland) was conducted as part of the CARESS project. International students followed a social inclusion
program through art in a pedagogical context for the youngest audience (Kindergarten and Primary School pupils) from a global and multicultural perspective.
During the classes, they experienced the impact of art in a broad social context, especially working with disadvantaged groups, social inclusion, multicultural and intercultural education. As a
result of the processes, they created educational programs based on creative arts and intercultural exchange to improve the quality of life of selected social groups. The talk will focus on the
analysis of implemented Big Ideas in socially engaged arts during classes and the presentation of students' work effects.
The CARE/SS project is co-funded by European Union (2021-1-CY01-KA220-HED-000032127) and coordinated by Frederick University (Cyprus), with partnership: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Greece), University of Malta, University of Barcelona (Spain) and Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland).
Workshop
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt
Room RI 4
Enhancing academic students' civic engagement and activism with drama
Mateusz Marciniak
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
max. 25 participants (10 spots reserved)
Registration via creatingspaces@eh-darmstadt.de
The workshop's primary goal is to exchange participants' experiences of being members of intercultural groups and/or working with diverse youth. The workshop will be conducted with the educational drama method and is dedicated to academics, pre-service teachers, and students interested in using drama in working with culturally diverse student groups.
The workshop will consist of an introduction, a series of collaborative exercises (e.g. "Tribe meeting", "Aliens in Darmstadt", "Cultural sunglasses") and the sum-up.Participation in the workshop
will increase participants' awareness of the possible usage of drama methods and other arts disciplines while working with multicultural children and youth groups.
The workshop will increase knowledge of inter-culture diversity and cultural concepts (e.g. time, working traits) and their influence on perception, communication and relations. It will also broaden understanding of preventing social exclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups.
Lecture
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Thursday, 9:30 - 10:00 am
Academic students' creative activism through drama - experiences from CARE/SS project
Mateusz Marciniak
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
The main aim of the speech is to analyse the contemporary changes and challenges in academic students' civic engagement and explore the possibilities of its enhancement by artistic and creative activism. The presentation will be based on the idea and chosen results of the project "Critical ARts Education for Sustainable Societies (CARE/SS)". The project develops and tests the pedagogical framework for blended learning for innovative art education teaching.
The speech is based on leaders' experiences of the "Drama Method for Social Inclusion in Teaching Practises" course at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland). The course broadens
academic students' ability to use the drama method; it develops their understanding of critical pedagogy, Socially Engaged Arts (SEA), and Social Sustainability with the usage of diverse arts
disciplines (e.g. drama, literature, visual arts).
The presentation delivers the analysis of chosen teaching activities taken during the course and their implementation. It also illustrates using art (especially drama) to increase students' civic
engagement.
The CARE/SS project is co-funded by European Union (2021-1-CY01-KA220-HED-000032127; https://care-ss.frederick.ac.cy/index.php).
Lecture
Virtual, via Zoom
Friday, 10:00 - 10:30 am
Enabling Participation in Sharing and Caring Networks
Michael Vilain/ Matthias Heuberger
Institute for Future Studies - Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany
Inidividual social networks are a natural but rarely well reflected part of everyday life. As we age, not only do our mental and physical capabilities evolve, but the size and support systems within our personal networks tend to diminish, leading to an increased sense of isolation and loneliness. Recent studies have revealed that this can result in a diminished quality of life, heightened instances of multimorbidity, and mental health issues. Consequently, revitalizing personal networks can significantly enhance the well-being of the elderly.
This lecture reflects a research project the IZGS conducted for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) between 2016 and 2020. The results from two investigation areas show that
it is possible to generate new sustainable and partially digitally organized personal caring- and sharing networks by creating enabling-spaces for participation and networking.
Lecture
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Thursday, 11:00 - 11:30 am
Beyond formal Ritual: Interreligious Spaces in Indonesian Hospitals
Izak Lattu
UKSW, Indonesia
The paper explores the social construction of Interreligious space in Indonesian hospitals during encounter between nurses and patients from different religions. Pletora of studies have investigated interreligious dialogue in the hospitals beyond the formal ritual. However, only small number of studies explore interreligious relationships in the hospital. Using Sociology of spaces and interreligious engagements perpectives, this paper studies interreligous relations between nurses and patients through a authoetnographic method. This paper concludes that in countries like Indonesia, people create interreligious spaces beyond formal ritual during everyday encounters in different spaces.
Lecture
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt, Aula
Entrepreneurial diaconia: rural church, social justice and living religion
Suwarto
UKSW, Indonesia
Workshop
Live @ EHD, Studienstandort Darmstadt
Room VU 4
Colors, shapes, solidarity.
A focus on aesthetic education.
Kata-Szilvia Bartalis-Binder
Babeșșs-Bolyai Universität
max. 25 participants (10 reserved)
Registration via creatingspaces@eh-darmstadt.de
The workshop "Colors, Shapes, Solidarity: Aesthetic Education in Focus" uses creative approaches to explore the key elements of a diverse and united world. The integration of theater pedagogy,
kamishibai, mosaic art, visual arts, rhythm and creative writing processes serves to provide participants with an understanding of the approaches to experiencing solidarity, participation,
diversity and unity.
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