Wednesday, October 28, 2015 – 4:30pm
Maxcy College Classroom
This talk, supported by the Rule of Law Collaborative, will address teachers’ rights around the world and examine the work of the Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (CEART).
Frances Vavrus is Professor of Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota and Co-Director of the University’s Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change. For the past 25 years, she has been involved in education in Tanzania as a secondary school teacher, university lecturer, teacher educator, and researcher. Her research and teaching focus primarily on postcolonial education, critical development studies, and comparative teacher education. Vavrus also serves as a member of the Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (CEART).