First Latin Amercian Congress on Inclusive Education

Summary: The decision to hold this conference
emerged from the need to move
towards more inclusive education
systems for all children, including
those with disabilities, in the
continent.

First Latin American Congress on Inclusive Education
8 - 13 December 2001
Hotel Tropical Tambau, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

The decision to hold the First Latin Amercian Congress on
Inclusive Education in Brazil emerged as a initial response to the
need to move towards more inclusive and higher quality
education systems for all children and young people, including
those with disabilities, in this continent. The Latin American
countries have had fewer opportunities either to access or to
share knowledge and experiences of academic success among
children from vulnerable social groups, including street children,
children with disabilities, girls, working children and those from
ethnic minorities. Beside this, Latin American countries often also
lack opportunities to create international partnerships, and lack
the institutional and financial support to implement projects that
aim at developing education systems.

The First Latin Amercian Congress on Inclusive Education’s
mission is:

- To become the first of a series of several other forums to share
experiences of success, to exchange up-to-date scientific
knowledge in the field of inclusive education and to provide an
opportunity for those committed to inclusion to reflect about
alternative ways of overcoming barriers to participation and to
fight exclusion;

- To become a setting for making longlasting partnerships
between people and institutions from the same or different
countries, as well as for learning with each other about current
ways of accessing national and international resources for
projects that aim to guarantee the right of every person to a full
life, to education, to social recognition and to professional
opportunities;

- To contribute towards making inclusive education better known
and understood as a quality education for all children of social
groups ‘at risk’, including among others those with disabilities,
street children, females, children from African-Caribbean
communties, children from ethnic groups, working children,
abused children, children with HIV/AIDS, cancer or other terminal
disease, and pupils with a history of academic failure or dropout.

Congress Chairwoman: Windyz Brazão Ferreira

Ed-Todos Board
President: Windyz B. Ferreira
President Deputy: Josiana F. da Silva
Treasurer: Augusto Antonio Pinheiro Neto
Secretary: Mªdo Socorro N. Rodrigues
Secretary Assistant: Benidita de M. Almeida
Internacional Adviser: Elizabeth Dore
Press Adviser: Núbia Ramos
Projects Co-ordinator: Edézia Gomes
Projects Coordinator: Vera B. de Brito

Congress Programme

Opening Session
Exclusion and Inclusion in Education in Latin America: myths,
reality and perspectives
Rosa Blanco, UNESCO - Chile

Keynote Sessions
These special sessions will provide an opportunity for participants
to reflect upon current international and Latin American trends
towards educational inclusion, in opposition to social and
educational exclusion. It will be a time in which to acquire a
critical, worldwide overview of the exclusion of vulnerable groups
and to learn from experiences of equal participation.

 Meeting the challenges of a quality and inclusive education for
all
Alan Dyson, University of Newcastle, England

 The rights of children in Latin America
Geraldinho Vieira, News Agency for Children's Rights, Brasil (to be
confirmed)

 Gender equity in the inclusive education movement
Sarah Whitelaw, University of Leeds, England

 International Dialogue between international NGOs that
support inclusive education and Latin American NGOs
Lena Saleh, Former Chief, Section for Special Needs Education
UNESCO Paris

Round Tables
Four round tables will address issues related to inclusive
education and equal opportunities, including:

 Self-Advocacy and the voice of members of social groups ‘at
risk’;

 Legislation vs. inclusion: school development and teacher
training programmes;
Maria Teresa Égler Mantoan, University of Campinas, Brasil
Sue Pearson, University of Leeds, England
Carlos Manhiça, University Eduardo Mondelane, Moçambique (to
be confirmed)

 Technology Information and media: supporting educational and
social inclusion;

 Preventing educational exclusion: infance health and family
breakdown
Helia Molina, Regional Adviser on Child and Family Health and
Population in Latin America
(to be confirmed)

Forum
A serie of forums will be held during each day of the congress
with the objective of bringing together people committed to
specific issues. These forums will provide a setting for reflecting
current trends and methods of lobbying on behalf of and in
partnership with members of vulnerable groups. The focus of
these forums are:

 Networking: Ed-Todos/The Enabling Education network
partnership in Latin America
Susi Miles, The Enabling Education Network-EENET, England
Windyz B. Ferreira, Edtodos/EENET, Brasil

 Rights of the disabled in Latin America
Elena Dalbo, Federación Argentina pro Atención a las Personas
con Discapacidad Mentales-FENDIM, Argentina

 Convention on the Rights of the Child: an instrument of defence
Per Tamm SCF Sweeden (to be confirmed)
Windyz Ferreira, Ed-Todos/ Universidade Federal da Paraíba,
Brazil
 Gender and social and educational inequality
Sara Whitelaw, University of Leeds, England ,
Maria Eulina P de Carvalho, Universidade Federal da Paraíba,
Brazil

 Popular Education and inclusion in Latin America
Edna da Góes Brennand, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil
Jorge Jeria, Chile/USA

 Inclusion of youth in the labour market
Emilia Prestes, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil

Paper Sessions
These sessions will be organised according to the papers
submitted, based on the list of themes provided.

Poster Sessions
Posters may be put up during the mornings and the exhibition will
take place from midday. The participants must ensure the
availability of a summary for each poster that provides thorough
information for further contact. Format: Poster: 1:00 x 1:20m.

Film Session
There will be video sessions about successful educational
experiences.
The videos must be no longer than 20 minutes. The presenter
must provide a self-explanatory leaflet giving the context in which
the film has been produced, including, working group or research
group, place (country, etc), aims, results, etc.

Information

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Themes of the Congress

(1) Sharing experiences of educational success
In this theme we expect to share successful experiences led by
(a) NGOs – motivation, action and results,
(b) Teachers and/or school communities, teaching-learning
experiences with pupils with disabilities in the mainstream
system,
(c) Formal and non-formal education of children and young people
from disadvantaged social groups.

(2) Teacher training and human diversity in the classroom
Innovative and inclusive teaching strategies in the classroom:
successful experiences of providing equal opportunities for
participation and gender equality.

(3) Accessing the curriculum: effective learning process and
information technology
Successful experiences of inclusion through information
technologies.

(4) Mothers, fathers and supporters in action
Fighting educational exclusion: successful experiences for the
right to education in the mainstream system.

(5) Successful partnership
Collaboration between families, schools, universities,
government, institutions, NGOs and national/international
agencies in seeking resources (material, human and financial) in
order to implement and sustain inclusive social and educational
projects.

(6) Preventing social and educational exclusion from taking place
Experiences of projects that aim to prevent social and
educational exclusion of children and young people from
vulnerable groups, including preventative approaches to
premature death, to HIV/AIDS infection, to child exploitation
(labouring, sexual abuse, and prostitution), to social and cultural
deprivation, etc.

(7) Sharing experiences of successful action-research projects
Social and educational intervention projects that aim at
overcoming barriers for participation, promoting sustainable
development and supporting individual and community
empowerment.

DEADLINE: 15 DE OUTUBRO DE 2001

The papers must follow these guidelines:

 Congress’ themes: (see above the list of themes)

 Paper/Poster/Filme Title

 Author’s name, author’s title, Institution, Funder(s)

 Summary: 600 words, Single space
 Paper (complete): 10 pages, including bibliography
 Software: Word
 Font: Arial no. 10

 Attached: brief curriculum vitae of the author(s), including
address and email for contact.

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